The comments you've sent in about the visit of the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh to East Lancashire.

"I arrived in Blackburn at about 8.30am to see the Queen, and the town was almost deserted. I was very surprised. The Queen arrived for a walkabout, and I welcomed her to Blackburn as she came to where I stood. The Queen replied to me saying "it's a lovely sunny day for it". The Queen looked lovely. The plaque that the Queen unveiled was hidden from the public due to the guests surrounding it, which was a shame. I think they should have had the plaque in full view of everyone. It certainly was a succesful visit otherwise. I really enjoyed it." Lesley Stanley, Wednesday, 22.37

"I am not sure why the Boulevard had to be fully closed for the visit - it was eerily quiet and when I arrived to see the Queen come out of the railway station there were perhaps only a hundred people waiting. The Queen was lovely and paused for the public and the car went very slow. The majority of the crowds were in Church Street."
Anon, Saturday, 22.08

"It was nice to see that the Queen shows an interest in the small towns of the north-west. But a big thank you really needs to go out to the council who i suspect have been working hard over the last few days. I don't mean the people who sit in the offices but the lads that have to clean other people's rubbish up. I thought that the town centre looked very clean and smart and a big thank you is needed to those gents."
Mr H Holden from Accrington, Thursday, 21.27

"What a lovely day the Royal party had to see Blackburn and the Ribble Valley. Hope they enjoyed their time with us up here."
Mark Wiley from Clayton Le Moors, Thursday, 16.49

"I hope she samples some home-made Lancashire Hotpot."
Sanjit from Clitheroe, Thursday, 16.39

I was very glad to have been to see the Queen. My family and I got up as early as 6am to make sure we had time to get into the town and find good places to be and see the queen. We managed to get places right near the plaque in Church Street. It was a shame that the whole plaque was hidden behind the water fountains. It needed to be more in the open where everyone could have got a good view without all the press and local council and mall management standing right in the way. Today was supposed to be for all and there where many children and elderly who were pushed to the side and not able to see. Security was good and it went well."
Peter Downton, Thursday, 16.33

"Congratulations to LET on your coverage and details of the visit. There was nothing on the Council's website other than a press release about the schoolchildren. Why weren't there any school groups present? A few hours off school would have been a good idea."
Anon, Thursday, 16.18

"Railway station looked shabby and to be honest a lick of paint to the canopy would have been good. A warm and supportive crowd and the security was dicreet. On the whole though hundreds rather than thousands of members of the public."
Anon, Thursday, 15.34.

"I went to see the Queen and felt privileged that I was attending. I have come from Pakistan to visit my grandchildren and family. I felt very lucky as my brother was given a medal in the world war when the Queen visited Asia. I did take pictures. It was a lovely atmosphere and I wish the Queen stopped a bit longer."
Akbar Ali from Pakistan, Thursday, 14.20.

"She looked lovely!"
Simon Nisbet from Preston, Thursday, 12.47.

"What a disappointment! In what you may ask? In her Majesty? No, never I am a great admirer of the Queen and wish her well in this her 80th year. However, I along with a group of other eager Royalists both young and old from all walks of life, thought we had an excellent view positioned outside Cafe Bees in front of the plaque that Her Majesty would be unveiling. Waiting at the side were the representatives of the town, ranging from the Mayor, other dignitaries and those few ordinary town folk who were deemed worthy! Her Majesty arrived a little way down the line meeting and greeting the eager crowd, she then greets the chosen representatives of the town and makes her way for the unveiling of the plaque. How did it go you ask? Well, I wish I could say, for the view of all those who had waited, in some cases for hours, found it blocked by those same self-serving town representatives. Children and the elderly had no chance at all to see Her Majesty performing this task and i find my irritation mounting. They were the privileged few who had an enviable position, why then did they obstruct the view of all those who are just as deserving?"
Shirley Rasheed from Blackburn, Thursday, 12.15.

"She waved right at me and my kids, so we were all very pleased"
Trish from Blackburn, Thursday, 11.32.

"A lovely visit and well worth the wait"
Simon Walsh, Thursday, 11.27.

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