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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

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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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