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May, 1986 — EXPO
86 opened with a royal
flourish Friday as
Prince Charles made
the long-awaited
announcement at B.C.
Place Stadium.

“It gives me and my wife -
great pleasure. to declare
Expo 86 officially open,” said
Charles, who. was soon |
drowned out by an eruption *
of cheers,

AS the... Canadian
Snowbirds flew past, and the

. thousands of. spectators
waved, Charles and Diana left
. the platform and walked 300.
. feet to the monorail station.
_ On the ‘train, bound to
the ‘Kodak’ Pacific:-Bowl to
watch’ the Royal Canadian
Mounted.” Police | Musical
Ride, the royal couple was no
: longer ‘visible. to the crowd
_ below,

‘volunteer
Charles noted his wife’s own

ing remarks, which were
barely audible because of a
problem with the PA system,
Charles said he brought the
greetings of Her Majesty the
Queen.

“During her visit in 1983,
the Queen invited the world
to come to Expo 86,” he
said.

“F am sure that millions
will, “ indeed, travel to
Vancouver to see for them-
selves this imaginative inter-
national exposition,” he said.

Tie B.C. Place Stadium
crowed strained behind barri-
ers
dressed in a cream-csloured
wool suit and smali black hat.

Earlier in the day, during a
luncheon in hotiour of repre-
sentatives from 100 Canadian
organizations,

involvement with charitable
Oups. : ;
“Little did she know when

she married me that. she

‘specially marked ba
* sie -

to see the Princess,-

would take on all these activ-
ities,” she said.

“I think she thought it
was a good excuse to 5°
through red traftic lights.”

Crowds gathered wherev-
er the royal couple appeared.

Their first appearance in

Vancouver was at Canada
Place Thursday.

Hundreds cheered as the
M.V. Queen of the North
entered Burrard Inlet, fol-
lowed closely by a fireboat

See Crowds next page

PRINCE CHARLES and the Princess of Wales wava to
the crowds Friday afterncon as they depart from B.C.

.Place Stadium. Tens of thousands watched the royal
. couple officially open Expo 86.

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