When did Queen Victoria visit the Royal George?   Joan says: Princess Victoria visited Knutsford In October 1832. She was only thirteen when she visited the inn and was not Queen until 1837. The inn was at that time called The George and Dragon - as careful observers may see from the decorated plasterwork corners of the archway. I once wrote to the archivist at Windsor Castle to ask if records showed that the inn was authorised to call itself 'Royal'; I was told that such things were seldom more than verbal permission and nothing was recorded officially, however I was sent a photocopy of the page from the young princesses diary, dated 19th October 1832: ...with flowers and flags hung from the windows. At 12 we arrived at Knutsford where we were most civilly received, the streets being sanded in shapes which is peculiar to their town. We lunched there with Lord Grey, son of Lord Stanford, Mr Willbraham and Mr Egerton. We left at 6 minutes past 1; the yeomanry still accompanying us. 5 minutes to 2. We just passed by a little village where my name was written, not in ink but with flowers and pink bows. 20 minutes to 3. We have just changed horses at Macclesfield, a large manufacturing town...   Extract from the library of Windsor Castle, courtesy of Joan Leach. (Quoted by kind permission of H.M. the Queen)