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Jun 4 • 9 tweets • 4 min read
To celebrate the #PlatinumJubilee , our new exhibition includes rarely seen photographs of Her Majesty The Queen and members of the Royal Family, and objects connected to key events in our history.

Read our thread to see just some highlights from across seven decades. ⬇ THe Royals and the Red Cross. Explore our new exhibition. A
First up it's the 1950's, and the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II on 2 June, 1953.

Around 1,500 British Red Cross members were on duty that day. ⬇ Black and white photo of The QUeen and members of the royal
Throughout WW2, Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother gave unfailing support to the British Red Cross.

After the war, The Queen Mother continued to show support by sending messages of appreciation and visits to Red Cross events, like this one in 1969. ⬇ Black and white photo of the Queen Mother in a headdress and
In 1989, our patron Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II made her first visit to the British Red Cross headquarters in London. ⬇ black and white image of The Queen smiling with two Red Cros
In the 1990s, Princess Diana visited Angola with the Red Cross to highlight the organisation’s worldwide campaign against anti-personnel landmines. She attended a number of British Red Cross fundraising events in aid of the campaign. ⬇

📸David Chancellor Photo of Princess Diana wearing a blue shirt with a Red Cros
A services parade on Tuesday 4 June 2002 took place as part of the Golden #Jubilee. The theme was ‘yesterday, today and tomorrow’ to represent The Queen’s 50-year reign. Around 100 British Red Cross volunteers and staff represented the organisation in the procession. ⬇

📸Alamy Photograph of a parade in the Mall with red cross volunteers
In 2017, Her Majesty The Queen visited Royal Manchester Children's Hospital to meet survivors of the Manchester arena bombing who were supported by the British Red Cross, and to thank members of staff who treated them.

📸Alamy Photograph of The Queen in a blue jacket, white gloves and a
And finally, in February 2021, The Prince of Wales visited the town of Pontypridd to meet communities affected by floods.

The Princes of Wales also met emergency response teams from the British Red Cross who were supporting people with their urgent needs. ⬇

📸Alamy Photo of the Prince of Wales wearing a tweed coat, shaking h
Take a look at more of these incredible photographs and objects in our online exhibition: bit.ly/RoyalsandRedCr…

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