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The Royal couple paid a visit to wrapping paper company
International Greetings UK Limited.
Residents and schoolchildren gathered to await Her Majesty with
hopes of seeing her arrival.
“We are extremely privileged and overjoyed that Her Majesty the
Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh will visit us to officially open
and unveil our new printing press facility at our UK Manufacturing
operation in Ystrad Mynach, Wales on April 30, 2014,” Lance Burn,
Managing Director, International Greetings UK Ltd commented.
HM The Queen has arrived in Ystrad Mynach – https://t.co/ROSOCZieSK pic.twitter.com/e8CPECS3iq
— Caerphilly Observer (@CaerphillyObsvr) April 30, 2014
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The paper company was granted a Royal Warrant in 1906 for their
line of Christmas Crackers. They also have provided Christmas gift
wrap for the Royal Household since 2013.
“This will be an historic day for all staff and a positive boost to
the local area and community,” Burn added.
“We are just delighted and today is a great occasion for the whole
of the Caerphilly County Borough. It is great that Her Majesty has
found the time to come and join in the celebrations of
International Greetings,” Council leader Harry Andrews stated.
The Queen and Prince Philip also visited Llantwit Major on
Wednesday.
They met students at Atlantic College in the Vale of Glamorgan and
enjoyed a choir performance before meeting members of staff,
students and other groups at the college. Atlantic Collage is based
at St Donat’s Castle and dates back to the 12th Century.
The Royal couple also met the student whose families’ story was the
inspiration for the movie The Impossible about the 2004 Indian
Ocean earthquake and tsunami.
Tomas Alvarez a native of Madrid was only eight when his family was
split up for two days following the tsunami in 2004. After a
conversation with Prince Philip, Alvarez accompanied Her Majesty
and The Duke around campus.
On Tuesday the Royal
couple toured Pembrokeshire. Next week proves to be a busy for
The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh as they visit Essex and will
attend a reception
together at Stationers’ Hall. The Queen as Sovereign Head of
the Most Honourable Order of the Bath be present at a Service of
the Order at Westminster Abbey.
Prince Philip during Royal Visit to Atlantic College, Llantwit
Major, south Wales. pic.twitter.com/WEw7kUjt4d
— Benjamin Wright (@benwrightjourno) April 30, 2014
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