Photograph of miners standing either side of a young piper positioned in front of one of the winding towers at Monktonhall Colliery. The miners appear to be in a celebratory mood.

Photograph of Queen Elizabeth talking to Dr William Reid, National Coal Board Scottish Area Chairman, as they progress through the workshops of Cowdenbeath Colliery, with other officials and Princess Margaret following on and machinery and workmen on either side.

Photograph of royal party examining a model of Rothes Colliery in Fife. Queen Elizabeth is on the left with Princess Margaret standing in foreground. Dr William Reid, National Coal Board Scottish Area Chairman, is obscured in the centre.