My name is Robert Taylor (later to receive the QSM) I was then working as an announcer for NZBC and was covering the opening of the Beehive with a descriptive commentary. I am standing directly above the Queen wearing a grey suit and with a mustache in those days looking down. The room was a buzz with chatter before the Queen arrived but fell into a gasp and silence when she walked in. The room just overawed by her very presence.
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