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Prince Phillip and The Queen in Kirkcaldy in 1958

Queen Elizabeth II: Her Majesty's visits to Fife over the years in pictures

Debbie McCrae, new centre head at Maggie's Fife (Pic: Fife Free Press)

A Royal start to life as centre head at Maggie’s Fife for Debbie

KIRKCALDY, SCOTLAND - JULY 2: Queen Camilla (centre) president of Maggie's, with Kirsty Wark (left), Wife of former prime minister Gordon Brown, Sarah Brown and Dame Laura Lee (right) during a visit to Maggie's, Fife, to celebrate the work of volunteers and members of staff at Victoria Hospital on July 2, 2025 in Kirkcaldy, Scotland. King Charles III and Queen Camilla are visiting Scotland with members of the Royal Family for a Royal Week until Friday, July 04. (Photo by Mike Boyd - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Queen makes special visit to Maggie’s Cancer Care Centre in Kirkcaldy

Lieutenant Robin Tudsbery was entrusted with guarding King George VI, Queen Elizabeth, and their daughters, Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret. (Pic: Submitted)

Former bodyguard to The Queen remembered at special concert at Dunfermline Abbey

Peter Kay has beaten Brian Blessed... as nation's dream bingo caller

The Queen came to Glenrothes in 1998 for the town's 50th anniversary celebrations. She is pictured with Councillor John MacDougall, leader of Fife Council, talking to crowds in the Kingdom Centre.

Royal visits in Fife: The Queen, Princes Charles and Princess Anne on official v...

The Ministers v Bankers football match at Stark’s Park was set in motion by local worthy Jimmy Gooseberry, appropriately dressed for the occasion, Also pictured are the Lang Toun Lad and Lass, referee Harry Colville and the team captains.

14 pictures from our archives that capture life in Kirkcaldy in 1952

The 2004 L322 Range Rover, formerly owned by The Queen, which went under the hammer for £132,000 at Iconic Auctioneers

Queen's old Range Rover is sold - for twice as much as expected

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II (C) stands with from left, Britain's Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, Britain's Prince Louis of Cambridge, Britain's Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, Britain's Prince George of Cambridge, Britain's Princess Charlotte of Cambridge, and Britain's Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, to watch a special flypast from Buckingham Palace balcony following the Queen's Birthday Parade, the Trooping the Colour, as part of Queen Elizabeth II's platinum jubilee celebrations, in London on June 2, 2022. (Photo by DANIEL LEAL/AFP via Getty Images)

Prince William's touching tribute to late Queen for special ceremony

A National Express coach

National Express announces 15 new coach routes

Sign outside the Frances Colliery in February 1969.

39 pictures of Fife's pits including Seafield, Frances, Michael Collieries, stri...

Royal Mint unveils new collection celebrating 25 years of Harry Potter

The Queen Consort, Camilla, has revealed the Paddington Bear tributes will be donated to children’s charity Barnados

Queen Consort Camilla with Paddington Bear tributes going to new home

Buckingham Palace has released a new portrait of King Charles III with his family

Buckingham Palace release new portrait of King Charles III with family

Corgi sales soar following Queen Elizabeth’s death

UK Corgi prices double following the death of Queen Elizabeth

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Queen‘s funeral: Fife falls silent for state funeral of late Monarch
Fife will fall silent today for the state funeral of The Queen.
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The Queen Parliament Hall St Andrews 1982

Queen’s funeral: University of St Andrews to broadcast funeral in Younger Hall

The Queen's coffin begins its journey from Balmoral to Edinburgh Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Queen’s funeral: Fife libraries, galleries and museums join list of closures on ...

Gordon Brown signs the Proclamation of Accession of King Charles III following the Accession Council ceremony at St James's Palace. (Photo by Kirsty O'Connor - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Queen: Gordon Brown hails ‘respected, admired and revered’ Monarch

Fife Flyers and Dundee Stars observed an impeccable silence in memory of The Queen

A minute of silence will always be more powerful than applause – column

A photo of Queen Elizabeth II left among the flowers laid by members of the public at Balmoral (Pic: PA/Andrew Milligan)

In Pictures: Flowers at Balmoral as crowds gather for Queen’s cortege

Members of the Royal Family view flowers left at Balmoral Castle. (Pic: Michael Gillen)

Queen’s funeral: Cortege to pass through Fife today en route to Holyrood Palace

Holyrood Club dressed in 1950s clothes pose around Holyrood Palace,Edinburgh Photograph: David Cheskin

Holyrood Palace brings Jubilee jazz to Edinburgh for one night only

Six royal tipples to celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee

The weirdest memorabilia released to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee

The weirdest memorabilia released to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee

Holme Oak tree in the February sun

Centuries old St Andrews tree forms part of Queen’s Green Canopy for Platinum Ju...

The notice in the Fife Free Press announcing plans for the proclamation of The Queen's ascension to the throne

Queen’s 70th anniversary: How Fife announced her ascension to the throne
Seventy years ago this Sunday, Fifers gathered in huge numbers to hear the proclamation of The Queen’s ascension to the throne.
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The Queen will not attend Cenotaph Remembrance Sunday service at Whitehall - her...

‘We need to act for our children’s children’: what The Queen told COP26 summit

The Queen has appeared to suggest she is “irritated” by the lack of action in tackling the climate crisis (Getty Images)

Queen 'irritated’ by lack of action on climate crisis - what she said

Lizzy Halstead meeting Her Majesty the Queen.

Kirkcaldy local community heroes honoured at Parliament

The award comes on the 73rd anniversary of the foundation of the NHS (Photo: Jane Barlow/Christopher Furlong/Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

‘You have our enduring thanks’: Queen honours NHS with prestigious George Cross ...

The Queen bows her head during the funeral of the Duke of Edinburgh

The Queen's tears as Prince Philip is laid to rest

Here's when you can see The Queen's speech this VE Day bank holiday

103 year old We'll Meet Again singer Dame Vera Lynn has an uplifting message for...

Smiles from the Queen as she visits Leuchars today (Thursday). Photo: Kris Miller/DCT Media

Here's what happened when The Queen visited Fife

Beano pays tribute to Harry and Meghan

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