In pictures: The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh in Cambridge
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The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh are met by the Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire, Hugh Duberly, at the start of a visit to Cambridge. The Royal party arrived by train at Cambridge railway station.
Hundreds of people gathered to greet the Queen who accepted flowers and toys from children outside the station.
The Queen arrived in a chilly and damp Cambridge wearing a pale pink coat and pink feathered hat.
The Queen and Duke were greeted by Mayor Sheila Stuart. Mrs Stuart said she had met the Queen before, but added: "I don't expect her to remember me."
The Queen and Duke took a trip on a guided bus, which travels for some of its route through Cambridgeshire along concrete tracks.
Driver Mick Capper described it as "the climax of my career". "I don't think it gets any better than driving the Queen," he said.
The Queen, watched by the Duke of Edinburgh, unveiled a plaque commemorating the official opening of the new Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB) building in the city.
While there, she examined mouse eggs through a microscope. The laboratory is one of the world's leading research institutes dedicated to tackling major problems in human health and disease.
- Published23 May 2013