In 1976, Queen Elizabeth II visited the United States as the country celebrated its 200th birthday. Her last stop on the tour was Boston:
on July 11, 1976, that she spent her last day in the country in Boston"with its Revolutionary past and heavily Irish present. She was received with applause by large, friendly crowds and restrained protest by a relatively small number of demonstrators."
Mayor Kevin White escorts Queen Elizabeth II through Washington Mall in Boston on the way to City Hall ceremonies as Colonel Vincent J. R. Kehoe, left, and his 10th Regiment of Foot, Chelmsford, guard the way on July 11, 1976. Queen Elizabeth II is toasted at a luncheon at Boston City Hall during her visit to Boston, July 11, 1976. Prince Philip is at right.
Many of the people who showed up to protest the queen's visit called attention to the United Kingdom's role in Northern Ireland.
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