Royal Couple Open Expo ’86
United Press International
VANCOUVER, Canada —
Britain’s Prince Charles and Princess Diana opened Canada’s $1.2-billion Expo ’86 world’s fair today in a spectacular fanfare of fireworks and celebration.
Tens of thousands of fair-goers from around the world poured onto the 170-acre site an hour before the official ceremonies, eager to get a glimpse of the royal couple or to claim a spot in line to visit one of the 63 pavilions at Expo ’86.
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