Summary: Queen Elizabeth II was the first and only British monarch to set foot on Texas soil when she visited the Lone Star State 31 years ago.... On May 21, 1991, Queen Elizabeth II was the first British monarch to visit the Alamo in San Antonio. She did so after Great Britain was one of the first European countries to recognize the new Republic of Texas 151 years ago.
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09 September 2022
Photo: Queen Elizabeth II waves to a crowd in downtown Dallas after her arrival on Tuesday, May 22, 1991 in Dallas / Lee Baker / AP file photo
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Queen Elizabeth II was the first and only British monarch to set foot on Texas soil when she visited the Lone Star State 31 years ago.
She and Prince Philip visited Austin, San Antonio, Dallas and Houston from May 20-22, 1991.
During her historic three-day visit to Texas, she was greeted by prominent political leaders nearly all of whom were women: Texas Gov. Ann Richards, former first lady Lady Bird Johnson, Dallas Mayor Annette Strauss, Fort Worth Mayor Kay Granger, and Houston Mayor Kathy Whitmire.
"No state commands such fierce pride and loyalty. Lesser mortals are pitied for their misfortune in not being born Texas," the Queen said in her first stop in Austin.
On May 21, 1991, Queen Elizabeth II was the first British monarch to visit the Alamo in San Antonio. She did so after Great Britain was one of the first European countries to recognize the new Republic of Texas 151 years ago.
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