Historical information

During a visit to Mount Helen campus a student presented Prince Charles a dandelion for his lapel. The Sun of 29 October 1974 ran the headline 'Some Splendid Girl Gives Charles Flower'. The newspaper reported that Prince Charles did not have the flower when he left a Ballarat Civic Hall reception for a tour of the Institute of Advanced Education at Mt Helen. When asked where he got the flower Prince Charles said 'It was given to me by some splendid girl'.

In September 2022, after the death of Queen ELizabeth II, Prince Charles became the King.

Physical description

Colour photographs of Prince Charles' visit to Ballarat Institute of Advanced Education at Mount Helen.

.1) Police escort for the visit of Prince Charles visit to Ballarat Institute of Advanced Education at Mount Helen

.2) Ballarat Institute of Advanced Education student look inside Prince Charles' car.

.3) Left to right: ? , Morgan B. John, Prince Charles, Jack Barker.

.4 & .5) Prince Charles receives a dandelion for his lapel from a Ballarat Institute of Advanced Education at Mt Helen looked on by Morgan B. John (brown suit) and E.J. (Jack) Barker

.6 & .7) Morgan B. John, President of the Ballarat School of Mines Council, farewells Prince Charles. E.J. Barker looks on, and Education Minister Lindsay Thompson stands to the far left (navy suit). The dandelion is evident in Prince Charles' lapel.

.8) Prince Charles leaves Mount Helen Campus