I WRITE about the Queen's visit to Chippenham. My husband has a progressive disease and we left home at 9.30am to drive the three miles to Chippenham Railway Station to be in time for a good view.

Parking with our disabled badge was fine and we asked a policeman where we could stand so my husband, in his wheelchair, could see.

He put us on the end of one side of the barrier and told us the Queen was inspecting schoolchildren on the other side and would be getting into her car near us.

Wrong. She came out of the station and more or less got straight into the car, so all we saw was a flash of red as the car went past. The same happened later at the Buttercross.

Admittedly we saw the Duke, but the Queen walked a different route, and with the masses of people running to see her, all we saw was the top of her hat. More disappointment.

Surely on such a special rare occasion there could have been some arrangements made for wheelchair users?

I spoke to a local care home worker who said they had inquired about such provision but had been told it wasn't going to be possible.

This was totally wrong in my opinion, for wheelchair users are vulnerable to the situation of mass hysteria at these sort of occasions but surely should not be expected to miss out on such a special event.

My own disappointment is still with me and I felt impelled to write this letter.

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