Queen Mother In Fiji
p. 154 · Read in the full issue
On Jan 31
The only visit to the South Pacific Islands, to be made by the Queen Mother—now about to undertake a formal tour in New Zealand and Australia—will be in Fiji, and it will have a duration of only a few hours.
Queen-Mother Elizabeth will arrive by plane at Nadi at 3 pm. on January 31. She will be met at the airport by the Governor of Fiji, (Sir Ronald Garvey) and Lady Garvey. She will inspect a guard of honour provided by the Fiji Military Forces, and will meet some of the leading residents, presented by the Governor.
The Queen Mother then will go immediately to the Governor's "bure", near Lautoka; and at 5 pm., after a rest, she will proceed to Churchill Park, Lautoka, to witness some Fijian ceremonies of welcome. She will spend the night at the Governor's "bure”, and will make a short tour of Lautoka in the morning of February 1, before rejoining the plane at Nadi, for New Zealand.