SHE spent just over four hours in the state that bears her name but the Queen's visit left a lasting impression on a recovering Brisbane.More than 45,000 people crowded into South Bank to welcome Her Majesty and the Duke of Edinburgh to Queensland for maybe the last time.
Despite soaring temperatures, the crowd swelled - as many as 30-people deep in some sections - waiting for a glimpse of the Queen.
After a trip down the Brisbane River, she later comforted flood and cyclone victims and thanked volunteers who helped the state through its summer of disasters.
Ben Conway, 8, was one of the lucky ones to meet the monarch. The last time he wore his Queen's Guard's outfit, it was among his school mates at a Rochedale State School cultural day.
Yesterday, the little boy from Daisy Hill got to don the ceremonial uniform of the palace foot guards again.
But this time he got to meet the Queen.
Ben was among a handful of excited children plucked from a crowd of more than 45,000 at South Bank to meet Her Majesty.
The 85-year-old monarch and the eight-year-old Queensland boy may not have exchanged many words, but they shared smiles and a photograph instead.
Asked about whether he was nervous, Ben declared "not at all", insisting "I had fun".
It was Ben's mother, Barbara, who was more overawed by the occasion.
The family emigrated from England a decade ago to settle in southeast Queensland.
Mrs Conway, 44, said she made the outfit for Ben to wear to a cultural day where students wore costumes from another country.
Brisbane Tourism News: Queen Elizabeth's Four-Hour Visit to Brisbane Leaves Lasting Impression
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