Her Majesty The Queen, accompanied by His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh, will visit Liverpool on Thursday 1 December.
The Royal visit’s first port of call in the city will be the new Museum of Liverpool, where The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh will take separate tours around the Museum’s galleries, including those due to open the following day on Friday 2 December.
Before leaving the Museum, they will unveil a plaque commemorating their visit to the latest National Museums Liverpool venue, and sign the visitors’ book to mark this very special occasion; a landmark in the Museum of Liverpool’s own history.
Phil Redmond, Chair of National Museums Liverpool said: “It really is an honour that the new Museum has been chosen to take part in this visit, which will also see the Royal Party visiting other locations around the city.
“It will be a major highlight in what’s already been an incredible first five months for the Museum of Liverpool. We look forward to welcoming The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh to the city’s historic waterfront, and giving them a real sense of Liverpool, its history and its people all under one roof.”
In order for the visit to take place, the Museum of Liverpool will be closed to the public all day on Thursday 1 December, but will reopen on Friday 2 December when the newest galleries will also be unveiled to the public.
The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh will in fact be the first to experience the four new galleries, including The Great Port and much anticipated Liverpool Overhead Railway along with a 38 metre time traveller’s timeline, and a gallery dedicated to Liverpool’s King’s Regiment.
David Fleming, Director of National Museums Liverpool said: “Six year old Finn O’Hare led the People’s Opening of the Museum of Liverpool back in July when we launched the first galleries. Since then, we’ve reached our half a million visitors mark, and the visitors are continuing to come in huge numbers.
“The Museum of Liverpool is a brilliant success, and it is a world class museum that touches and appeals to everyone. We are extremely proud to be sharing our success with The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh as they support us in marking the opening of the new galleries.”