When the royal family stepped ashore at Milford Haven, they captivated the people of Pembrokeshire with their presence. But the nine hours the Queen,?Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Charles and Princess Anne spent in the county was a major topic of conversation. Hundreds of people treasure personal memories of the thrill of meeting one or other of the royal party. Grandchildren will doubtless be told of what the Duke said and what the Queen wore.?For the royal party, too, the visit must have left pleasant memories. From the royal yacht Britannia, the Queen sent a radio message in which she said they would ‘long remember the wonderful welcome you gave us.’ One of the highest tributes to the success of the visit came from a distinguished impartial observer - the BBC’s famous commentator,?MR. Godfrey Talbot, who has covered every royal tour for many years. The man who has accompanied the Queen to every part of the Commonwealth said in a broadcast in Radio Newsreel that the Queen had not received such a warm welcome anywhere since her tours immediately following her coronation. Superb Riviera weather greeted the royal party when they left the royal yacht Britannia moored to buoys in the Haven, for the Milford Haven Conservancy Board jetty. Arriving at the jetty, the Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh, the Prince of Wales and Princess Anne were met by Mr. George Thomas, MP, Secretary of State for Wales, and the Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire, the Hon. R. Hanning Philipps and Lady Marion Philipps. The royal party met a number of local government officials, dignitaries and Conservancy Board members, before visiting the Board’s offices and signal station overlooking the harbour where they watched duty staff ‘talk-in’ the 18,000-ton tanker Esso Glasgow. In the boardroom, the general manager and secretary of the Conservancy Board, Col. J.?A. Sullivan, described the layout of the Haven and explained the Board’s £5 million dredging scheme designed to make it feasible for tankers of up to 250,000 tons to use the harbour. Following a demonstration by the anti-oil pollution launch Sea Spray and two firefighting tugs, the royal visitors left in the magnificent glass-roofed royal Rolls Royce on the 15-mile journey to Picton?Castle, the home of the Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire where a reception was held, followed by a private lunch.

Pembroke Dock bowler Reg Howells was 36 when he first had his name inscribed on the plinth of Tenby’s famous Gold Cup. He won it for the second time - 31 years later. Now a balding 67, Howells, a retired insurance official, is still an outstanding competitor. He bowled magnificently to beat holidaymaking Tom Bremner in a first class final.?Bremner, a Hertfordshire county bowler from Letchworth, only entered the tournament by chance after arriving in Tenby on a motoring tour. Tenby club captain?Tom Llewellyn, who had a busy week as tournament secretary, withdrew from the competitions to make way for him.

Thirteen bathing beauties competed for the Miss Tenby 1968 title in the annual competition organised by Tenby?Chamber of Trade. The contest attracted hundreds of holidaymakers - and residents enjoying an afternoon off - to the North Walk, above the North Beach. A preliminary number of nine was chosen and this figure was subsequently narrowed to six. These were:?Miss Sue Lea, aged 16, of Saundersfoot; Miss Jane Weber, 18, of Tenby; Miss Naja Hermann, a Swiss miss working in Tenby; Mrs. Maria Hughes, 20, of Stepaside; Mrs. Meryl Morris, of Stepaside; and Mrs. Nancy Lockhead, 24, of Glasgow.

Showing at the South Beach: The Jungle Book. At the Royal Playhouse:?Doctor Dolittle.