  | | Fond memories of the Queen Mother | |
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William Hooper (circled) met the Queen Mother in 1962.
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people have fond memories and anecdotes about the Queen Mother. We have collected their stories and treasured pictures. |
| | | | Fact File | + The Queen Mother was a regular and popular royal visitor to Gloucestershire since the 1920s. + She had close links with the National Hunt Festival at Cheltenham - the two mile champion chase was named the Queen Mother Champion Chase in her honour in 1980. + She last attended the Cheltenham Festival in 2000 - the 2001 event was cancelled because of the foot and mouth crisis.
+ Arrangements had been made for the Queen Mother to attend the 2002 festival but she was too frail. | |
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| | When the Queen Mother died on Easter Saturday 2002 the response from Gloucestershire people was overwhelming.  | | Signing Gloucester Cathedral's book of condolence. |
So many individuals had personal stories of The Queen Mother's kindness and generosity. Here are links to a few of the stories and pictures that our web audience sent in at the time. Thousands of local Gloucestershire people signed the many books of condolence around the county. Retired grocer Philip Delaney has treasured memories of his many meetings with the Queen Mother - she signed a photograph that a friend had taken of him presenting her with flowers.  | | Philip Delaney treasures his picture of the Queen Mum |
If you have any memories, pictures or videos of the Queen Mother in the county that you would like to share then please get in touch at gloucestershire@bbc.co.uk | | |
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