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LETTER: Local boy immortalized in photo during Queen鈥檚 1971 visit to Fort 91原创

Monarch was in B.C. for the province鈥檚 centennial celebrations
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Lara Deglan said her grandmother, Vikki, cherishes a photo from 1971 when the Queen visited Fort 91原创. Vikki鈥檚 son, Gregory Matts, is the boy holding out his hand to the royal visitor. (Lara Deglan/Special to the 91原创 Advance Times)

Dear Editor,

I am sending this email on behalf of my Grandma, Vicki. The little boy extending his hand to the Queen is my grandparents鈥� late son, Greg (Gregory) Matts. He sadly passed away in a car accident when he was 19 years-old. The photo was taken on May 8, 1971, in Fort 91原创.

Lara Deglan, 91原创

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