1980 Royal Visit program
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Timeline
Saturday 24 May 1980
Canberra
PM
- (Separate program for The Duke of Edinburgh – arrives from overseas)
- The Queen arrives Canberra, Fairbairn
- Dinner, Government House
- Overnight – Government House
Sunday 25 May 1980
Canberra
AM
- Second Service of Dedication of the ACT Association of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Anzac Memorial Chapel of St Paul, Royal Military College, Duntroon
PM
- Lunch given by the Prime Minister, The Lodge
- Receive representatives of the news media, Government House
- Dinner, Government House
- Overnight – Government House
Monday 26 May 1980
Canberra
AM
- The Queen receives the Prime Minister in Audience
PM
- Tour and Lunch, High Court Building
- The Queen opens the High Court Building and plants a tree in forecourt, High Court
- (Separate program for The Duke of Edinburgh)
- Formal Dinner, Government House
- Overnight – Government House
Tuesday 27 May 1980
Canberra - Sydney - Canberra
AM
- The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh leave Canberra and arrive Bankstown Airport
- Welcome ceremony at Civic Centre, Bankstown
PM
- Leave Bankstown for Martin Place by rail, Sydney
- Walk along Martin Place to Pitt Street, Sydney
- Lunch, Government House New South Wales
- (Separate program for The Duke of Edinburgh)
- State Reception given by the Government of New South Wales, Wentworth Hotel
- Private dinner, Government House New South Wales
- Royal Charity Concert, Opera House
- The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh leave Sydney and arrive Canberra
- Overnight – Government House
Wednesday 28 May 1980
Canberra - Melbourne
AM
- Ceremonial Farewell, Fairbairn
- The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh leave Canberra and arrive Melbourne
PM
- Walk with the Premier of Victoria from Bourke Street to Town Hall
- Walk with Lord Mayor to City Square
- The Queen opens Melbourne’s City Square
- Lunch, Government House Victoria
- Unveils plaque naming Queen Elizabeth Plaza, Latrobe Street Train Station entrance, Melbourne
- The Queen presents the Clarke Silver Medal for the Royal Humane Society of Australasia, Government House Victoria
- Private Dinner, Government House Victoria
- State Reception given by the Government of Victoria, National Gallery of Victoria
- The Queen leaves Melbourne for overseas
- (Separate program for The Duke of Edinburgh - leaves for overseas on 29 May)
Disclaimer: This is a summary of events and does not reflect the full details as described in the Royal Visit Program.