| Description Of Item | From the collection of Rae Gilchrist. The visit took place during Gilchrist's term as President of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. Includes instructions to fellows for the dinner in honour of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother 7th November 1959; correspondence with Clarence House arranging the visit including copies of earlier invitations; letter from Clarence House giving permission for Gilchrist's speech; record of meeting to arrange the event, July 1959; drafts of the instructions to fellows; copy of Dr Alister Alexander's speech made in presenting the Queen Mother with honorary fellowship; and letters congratulating Gilchrist on the event. |