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Hundreds see Queen open campus



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Published Date: 04 July 2008
By GARETH EDWARDS
THE Queen was greeted by hundreds of guests as she officially opened the Queen Margaret University Campus in Musselburgh this morning.


East Lothian Lord Lieutenant Sir Garth Morrison greeted the Queen as she arrived at the campus, which claims to be the greenest in the UK.

Rachel Nicoll, 6, a pupil at the nearby Stoneyhill Primary School, presented her Majesty with a posy of flowers.

Professor Anthony Cohen, the university's principal and vice chancellor, then invited the Queen to unveil a plaque commemorating the opening before a tour of some of the campus facilities, where she met staff, including QMUC vice-principal Rosalyn Marshall (pictured above), and students and was given a demonstration of some of the university's modern equipment and study areas.

Among the invited guests was justice secretary Kenny MacAskill MSP, East Lothian Council chief executive Alan Blackie, QMU Chancellor Sir Tom Farmer and Lothian and Borders Police chief constable David Strang.

After leaving the university, the Queen headed to Princes Street to officially open the refurbished Scotland's People Centre in Edinburgh.

The base, at General Register House and New Register House on Princes Street, holds more than 60 million birth, marriage and death records, wills, census records and Coats of Arms.

The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh are in Scotland as part of royal week and hosted 8000 guests at the annual garden party at Holyrood Palace on Tuesday.




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  • Last Updated: 04 July 2008 1:41 PM
  • Source: Edinburgh Evening News
  • Location: Edinburgh
  • Related Topics: East Lothian
 
1

Hoof Hearted,

Musselburgh 04/07/2008 13:55:30
God bless her! I was lucky enough to be there. She was fantastic. Made me proud to be British. Long may she reign!
2

The Genuine Mario Antoinette,

04/07/2008 15:35:03
Is that a big cake ? It looks like a big cake.
3

Kendo Nagasaki,

04/07/2008 15:38:54
It's still a college really!
4

The Geniune Mario Antionette,

04/07/2008 16:24:25
When I saw the headline, I thought it was another supermarket job for Dale Winton
5

Unimpressed one,

04/07/2008 16:57:56
#1, boak.
6

Applecrumble,

Balerno 04/07/2008 18:21:45
#5 spot on ;)
7

charliecha cha,

04/07/2008 18:59:58
#1 get of your knees you silly boy,shes nothing but a grasping scrounger,an unelected one at that.
8

Gorgie_Tony,

Edinburgh 04/07/2008 21:41:44
The bus I was on was held up by her convoy heading into Edinburgh from Musselburgh. I gave her a wave as she passed - and to my surprise she waved back!! God bless the Queen!!
9

Ian down under,

Kawerau 04/07/2008 23:24:39
I remember when that place was Lowe's Fields and had crops of neeps, cabbages and the like. It was a great place to go as kids because the farm tracks were great for dirt biking. It also produced a lot of 'no air miles or carbon miles' food.
I wonder what the Campus canteen does for veggies, now that it can't get them locally. Would a 'brown field' site such as the unused bit of Millerhill rail yard not have been a better spot for this. Look at Kinnaird Park at least that had been mainly the old Newcraighall pit.
10

radge dug,

08/07/2008 16:05:15
#9 Apparently the council agreed to QMU using the auld Gogarburn hospital until RBS stepped in at the last second with promises of big cash. And, Labour stuck to it's principles as usual as sold QMU out but let them build on the green belt. Who said Labour were bankrupt?
11

spurtacus,

11/07/2008 20:15:58
God bless her. Hopefully face to face, and soon, the auld scrounger!

 

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