This is a view of the tanker ‘British Princess’ afloat on the River Wear after launch by Princess Elizabeth at the shipyard of Sir James Laing &amp; Sons Ltd, Deptford, 30 April 1946.<br><p>Reference: DS.LG/4/PH/4/1 pg44<br>
On 22 November Prince William will be visiting Sunderland and South Tyneside to take part in a number of youth development events.  During the visit he will also officially open Haven Point, the new leisure centre in South Shields.<br>
To celebrate this Tyne &amp; Wear Archives has produced a short flickr set remembering past royal visits to the region’s shipyards.  Most of the visits featured here took place during difficult times and they gave a real boost to public spirits in the face of two World Wars.<br>
A short blog relating to these images can be read  <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.twmuseums.org.uk/engage/blog/a-celebration-of-royal-visits-to-tyne-and-wear/">http://www.twmuseums.org.uk/engage/blog/a-celebration-of-royal-visits-to-tyne-and-wear/</a> .<br>
These images are part of the Tyne &amp; Wear Archives Shipyard Collection. In July 2013 the outstanding historical significance of the Collection was recognised by UNESCO through its inscription to the UK Memory of the World Register.<br></p>
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