Flags at the ready!

Saturday 13 July 2024

It's time to string up the bunting, and prepare the flags for waving as Guernsey gets ready to host the King and Queen.

Their Majesties are due in Guernsey on Tuesday 16 July, with their visit focused on two locations in St Peter Port.

The couple will be at events on the town seafront during late morning, before attending events at Les Cotils after lunch.

Exact details including timings, and the journey they will take from their arrival in the island to the various locations haven't been disclosed for security reasons but we do know that a warm welcome is expected.

Despite King Charles III not appearing to be as popular as his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, his past visits to the Bailiwick have always been well supported and large crowds are expected on the town quay and at Cambridge Park on Tuesday. 

Pictured: Their Majesties visited the Bailiwick in 2012 when they were the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall, attending events in Guernsey, Sark, Alderney, and Herm. Pictured here at Saumarez Park (Tracey Bougourd).

In anticipation of their visit this time, the States has asked people to hang bunting and wave flags.

The Union flag, or our own Guernsey, Alderney and Sark flags are all appropriate considering our independence while also being possessions of the Crown. 

With the visit focused in St Peter Port, the parish has been having a clean up ahead of the VIPs arriving on Tuesday.

Douzenier Chris Inder was seen scrubbing street signs earlier this week.

He told Express that the stones bordering the edge of Cambridge Park have been refreshed with a coat of white paint ahead of the Royal visit too, but that work was already planned to be happening.  

Pictured top: Douzenier Chris Inder helping St Peter Port prepare for the Royal Visit.