Monday, October 16, 1972
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SOUTH AMERICA
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AUSTRALIA
THAILAND
CAMBODIA INDIA, IRAN and TURKEY
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY
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NIGERIA
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FAR EAST
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NETHERLANDS
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SWEDEN
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GREECE
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SPAIN
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FRANCE
Accompanied the Duchess of Kent on her tour of Latin America, visiting Mexico, Peru, Chile and Brazil in February and March.
Visited Queensland for its centenary celebrations which began on 18th August. The Princess visited 22 cities and towns in Queensland and afterwards visited other parts of Australia. On the return journey paid short visits to Thailand and Cambodia and made brief stops at Delhi, Tehran and Istanbul arriving back in London on 7 October. This was the Princess's first Commonwealth tour alone.
As Colonel-in-Chief The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada, visited the 2nd Battalion in Germany for the regiment's centenary celebrations in July.
Three weeks' visit as the Queen's special representative at the independence celebrations of the Federation of Nigeria from 1 October.
Six weeks' tour of the Far East in November and December. After a private visit tó Vancouver, official visits to Honolulu, Wake Island, Hong Kong, where the University was celebrating its 50th anniversary, Japan and Burma. Also visited Thailand privately, returning via Aden and Tripoli in December.
Visited the Netherlands, with Princess Marina, for the silver wedding celebrations of Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard from 1 to 3 May.
Visited Sweden in May to open the British Trade Fair in Stockholm.
Visited Greece to be a bridesmaid at the marriage of Princess Sophia and Don Juan Carlos of Spain on 14 May.
Visited Spain, with Mr. Angus Ogilvey, in May after her marriage.
Visited Paris in May.
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