THE Queen's 15 week Jubilee tour of the nation began in sunny Cornwall on Wednesday. It was the second Royal visit to the county in less than a week.
Last Friday Princess Anne received a warm welcome in Saltash.
Thousands of people from all walks of life were in Falmouth and Truro to greet the Queen, and at every vantage point along the roads they were cheering and waving Cornish and Union flags as she was driven by.
Accompanied by Prince Philip, and escorted by the Lord Lieut, Lady Mary Holborow, the Queen's first stop was at Falmouth and the new National Maritime Museum.
They were also welcomed by an impressive 21 gun salute from HMS Cornwall anchored in the harbour.
At Truro Cathedral the Queen received an excited welcome in the gardens from children who attend the county's 44 church schools, with many from the Caradon area, and she also greeted 29 'Community Angels', who for more than 50 years have worked for charity in the county. She also met 15 people from the volunteer sector, among them residents of St Ive, Looe and Lostwithiel.
But it was at Trelissick where she visited the Cornwall Garden Society's Celebration of Cornish Gardens, that many people from South East Cornwall were able to take an active part in what became the most colourful part of the day.