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Queen to visit Ilford at start of Diamond Jubilee tour


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The Queen will launch her Diamond Jubilee tour of the UK with a visit to Ilford in March.

She will be accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh on a tour of Valentines Mansion and Gardens, off Emerson Road, Ilford, on Thursday, March 29.

It will herald the start of a series of regional tours throughout the UK to mark the Queen’s 60 years on the throne.

She last visited Redbridge in May 2002 as part of her Golden Jubilee celebrations, when she was at Redbridge Lane West allotments.