It was a sunny day leading up to Christmas 1953 when Keith Hay first caught a glimpse of the newly minted Monarch in Khyber Pass, Central Auckland.
The royal tour was big news then and many will recall lining the roadsides in pockets of New Zealand to wave little flags.
Keith Hay's honest days work was interrupted to make way for Her Majesty's entourage.
Photo: Supplied (PMO)
