The Observer magazine - Royal Tour Special cover (26 October 1986)

The Observer magazine - 26 October 1986
Good condition for age - discolouration to page edges - some light wear

WINDSOR WHIRLWIND TOURS - As we were told endlessly in the weeks beforehand, it was the first-ever visit by a ruling British monarch to China. It was a media first too: over 300 eager hacks seized the chance to visit the well-nigh Forbidden Land. From the moment the Queen met President Li in Peking, her every encounter with her hosts was scrutinised, analysed and interpreted. Sue Arnold reports on the royal package tour to the land of Ming and Mao and Mandarins
6 pages

A CASE OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY - The curious case of 'The Man who Mistook his Wife for a Hat' has been turned, even more intriguingly, into an opera. Veronica Horwell reports
2 pages

OUR MEN IN A BOAT - When Australia snatched the America's Cup from the USA three years ago, it sparked interest in a competition the Americans had won for 132 years. The first of 600 races in the 86-87 contest got underway earlier this month. The British crew are in with a chance
3 pages

AT THE ROOT OF SAMUEL BECKETT - Blake Morrison looks at a new book which sets Beckett's work firmly in the Irish landscape
5 pages

NICARAGUAN NOTEBOOK - Ian Walker describes the reality of daily life in the country's capital
7 pages

MONICA DICKENS - 2 pages