Happy Birthday Your Majesty - our tribute to the Queen with nine photos of her visits to South Tyneside

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Published 21st Apr 2022, 14:51 GMT

Her Majesty the Queen is 96 today and we are sending our best wishes with a look back on some of her great moments in South Tyneside.

Crowds have turned out in their thousands to see her on visits to Bede’s World, St Joseph’s RC Primary School and the Metro.

They were all great occasions but were you there to enjoy them? See if these photos bring back memories.

Do you recognise the pupil who got the honour of presenting flowers to the Queen? Photo: sg

Her Majesty's 2000 visit to the North East. Did you get to meet her? Photo: TR

Flags galore as the Queen is made welcome in 2002. Photo: TR

A slice of South Tyneside history. Does it bring back memories for you? Photo: TR

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