Photos of Royal Family visits to Norfolk through the decades

Norfolk has long been a place of solace for the Royals, with the family visiting frequently.

They have particularly cherished their Christmas trips to Sandringham - which have been ongoing since the late Queen’s grandfather, King George V, began the tradition.

Our archives contain many memories of the Royals out and about in Norfolk.

Here is a selection of images of the family between 1950 and 2000.

READ MORE: Princess of Wales to spend Easter at Sandringham in Norfolk 

The Queen Mother and King George VI attended the Royal Norfolk show in 1950 (Image: Archant Library)

In 1951, the then-Princess Elizabeth attended the Norwich Festival and received flowers from a young girl (Image: Archant Library)

The Queen Mother is pictured here at the Sandringham Flower Show in 1960 (Image: Archant Library)

The Queen Mother returned to Norwich to open Norwich Library on January 21, 1963 (Image: Archant Library)

For years, the Royal Family would stop at King's Lynn station on their way to spend Christmas at Sandringham - here they are in 1966 (Image: Archant Library)

The Queen's corgis can be seen in tow! (Image: Archant Library)

Two years later, in 1968, Queen Elizabeth was met warmly while visiting the University of East Anglia (Image: Archant Library)

On the same trip, she visited Norwich's City Hall and waved from the balcony with the Lord Mayor (Image: Archant Library)

The Queen Mother is seen here visiting the ABC cinema in Norwich in October 1971 (Image: Archant Library)

On November 25, 1976, The Queen and Prince Philip visited Ranworth for the opening of the Broadland Conservation Centre (Image: Archant Library)

Large crowds turned out to greet them (Image: Archant Library)

The Queen visited RAF Marham in 1986 and spent a while chatting to the crowds (Image: Archant Library)

Princess Diana was pictured looking beautiful at the Sandringam Christmas Day church service in 1990 (Image: Archant Library)

Here, the Royals are seen leaving the Boxing Day church service in Sandringham in 1990 (Image: Archant Library)

In May 1993, the Queen went for a walk in Thetford (Image: Archant Library)

Queen Elizabeth came to Norwich for a Maundy service in 1994 (Image: Archant Library)

The then-Prince Charles, Prince Harry and Zara Phillips were smiling while leading the way into church at Sandringham on Christmas Day 1997 (Image: Archant Library)