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When Hm the Queen Visited Shetland In May to Open Sullom Voe Oil

When HM The Queen visited Shetland in May to open Sullom Voe Oil Terminal, accompanied by HM King Olav of Norway and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, the Royal party also took a walk in Lerwick, stopping to talk with crew members aboard the Arun lifeboat Soldian. (Right) King Olav (I.) looking at Soldian while the Queen talks with Coxswain/ Mechanic Hewitt Clark. With the Queen are (back to camera) Dr Ramsay Napier, chairman of Lerwick branch, and (r.) Mr L. Aitken, chairmen of Lerwick Harbour Trust, photograph by courtesy of Dennis Coutts.

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