Basildon A127 sign goes gold for Max Whitlock echo-news.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from echo-news.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Going for gold! The ultra-glamorous WAGs and HABs who will be cheering on Team GB at Tokyo 2020 dailymail.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from dailymail.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Headed to the seafront - large crowds flocked to Southend when the Queen and Prince Philip paid a visit in March 1999 South Essex has welcomed various famous faces over the years - but none more so than members of the Royal Family. Following the news of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry expecting their second child, we have dug into the archive to rediscover snaps of when royalty has headed to Southend and Basildon. The Queen was joined by Prince Philip as they opened the world’s first glass belltower in St Martins Square in 1999. It was not Prince Philip’s first time in Basildon as he also headed to the Carreras Tobacco Factory close to 40 years earlier.