The Queen's Game

Reaching out to Americans, Queen Elizabeth II attends a college football game

Queen Elizabeth II attending a University of Maryland football game on October 19, 1957. It was Her Majesty's first visit to the United States and an opportunity to witness a quintessential American sport.

On October 19, 1957, a limousine motorcade rolled into Byrd Stadium at College Park, Maryland with two unlikely passengers, Queen Elizabeth II and her…