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The Countess of Wessex’s attendance at the show will be her first,
while Princess Anne has been to the show on several occasions, the
most recent being in 2010.
The history of the Great Yorkshire Show is intimately connected
with that of the Yorkshire Agricultural Society. With its
foundation in 1837, the primary aim of the YAS was ‘to hold an
annual meeting for the exhibition of farming stock’. By 1843 the
YAS had become known as the Great Yorkshire Show, apparently by
popular acclamation rather than in any official sense.
When discussing the Royal visitors to the show, Bill Cowling,
Honorary show director, said: “This is super news and will make it
a very special show, both for us and our thousands of
visitors”.
The show takes place at the Great Yorkshire Showground on the edge
of Harrogate and around 135,000 visitors are expected to attend.
This will be the 156th Great Yorkshire Show.
The Prince of Wales is Patron of the GYS and he and the Duchess of
Cornwall attended in 2011. Prior to this, Her Majesty The Queen and
the Duke of Edinburgh attended in 2008.
Tickets for the show are available online or from the show’s office
at the Regional Agricultural Centre, Harrogate.
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