Royal Visit to Australia by Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh
17–22 October 1973
1973 Royal Visit program
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Image courtesy of the National Archives of Australia. NAA: A3576, KR25185.
Timeline
AM
- (Separate program for The Duke of Edinburgh)
PM
- Lunch given by The Prime Minister and Mrs Whitlam, The Lodge
- The Queen receives the Prime Minister, Government House
- Attends Executive Council meeting, Government House
- Dinner, Government House
- Attend performance of ‘Carmen’ by the Australian Ballet Company, Canberra Theatre
- Attend Buffet Reception, Canberra Theatre
- Overnight – Government House
AM
- Ceremonial Farewell, Fairbairn
- The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh leave Canberra and arrive Sydney
PM
- Civic Welcome, Sydney Town Hall
- Lunch, Government House New South Wales
- The Queen officially opens the Opera House, Sydney Opera House
- Private dinner, Government House New South Wales
- Attend Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony by the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House
- Attend Reception, Sydney Opera House
- Overnight – Government House New South Wales