The King’s Speech inspires history hunt at Alhambra Theatre

Courier readers are being asked to find the missing piece of a royal jigsaw.

With the current success of The King’s Speech at cinemas worldwide, Dunfermline’s Alhambra Theatre noted that this year marks 83 years since the then Duke and Duchess of York, later King George VI and the Queen Mother, visited Dunfermline.

They were given the Freedom of the City on the stage of the Alhambra during their visit on August 11, 1928. The ceremony, held in the magnificent and recently restored Alhambra, was unique as it was the first occasion in recorded history of Dunfermline that the freedom of the city was granted to a husband and wife on the same occasion.

The Canmore Street theatre has also reinstated the royal crest, which marked the royal visit of 1928, on the front of the imposing building. But now all the theatre needs is photographic evidence of the historic day.

“We’d love to hear from anyone who could help us trace this missing piece in our history,” said the venue’s Claire Fletcher.

If anyone can help the theatre find a photograph of the occasion email news@thecourier.co.uk

Photo David Wardle.