VIDEO: When The Queen opened Gatwick Airport

As the nation celebrates the 90th birthday of The Queen, we turn the clock back to one of her early visits to West Sussex.

By The Newsroom

Published 21st Apr 2016, 09:02 GMT

Updated 21st Apr 2016, 10:05 GMT

Gatwick in modern times - barely recognisable from its 1958 origins

In 1958 the young Queen came to the Crawley area to open the new Gatwick Airport.

She also stopped off at Crawley itself, to view the new town and meet some of the residents.

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