Houstonians remember Queen Elizabeth II’s visit
When Queen Elizabeth II made her first trip to Texas in 1991, Mayor Kathy Whitmire hosted her Houston visit, accompanying her and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, to sites including Johnson Space Center and the Texas Medical Center. At a dinner at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, that night, the royals met Gov. Ann Richards. The royals also visited San Antonio and Dallas. Houston was their last Texas stop.
From luminaries to socialites, Houstonians of every stripe joined others around the globe in paying tribute to and sharing fond memories of Britain’s longest-serving monarch, who died Thursday at age 96.