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Bloemfontein, 7 March 1947. Royal family at the Raadsaal (city hall).

Cape Town, February 1947. Ships in Table Bay - including 'HMS Vanguard'.

Port Elizabeth, 26 February 1947. Royal family visiting the snake park while snake handler Johannes Molikoe illustrates his skills

Port Elizabeth, 28 February 1947. Royal family visiting the snake park while snake handler Johannes Molikoe illustrates his skills

Port Elizabeth, 26 February 1949. Royal family visiting the snake park while snake handler Johannes Molikoe illustrates his skills

East London, 1 March 1947. Royal Train at the East Cambridge staging point. Royal party joining cavalcade en route to the city.

East London, March 1947. View of the veld from the East Cambridge staging point.

East London, 1 March 1947. Royal Train at the East Cambridge staging point. Royal party joining cavalcade en route to the city.

Ficksburg, 10 March 1947. Evening crowds gather to greet the Royal family.

Dignitaries being presented to the Royal family on dais.

Bloemfontein, 7 March 1947. Horse guards and royal car processing past the city hall.

Umtata, 5 March 1947. Royal family at the town hall with cenotaph in front.

Umtata, 5 March 1947. Royal Family on the balcony of the towny hall.

Umtata, 5 March 1947. Royal family greeting ex-servicemen outside the town hall.

Umtata, 5 March 1947. King George VI and Princess Elizabeth greeting ex-servicemen outside the town hall.

Umtata, 5 March 1947. Royal family on the balcony of the town hall.

Umtata, 5 March 1947. Royal family at the town hall with cenotaph in front.

Umtata, 5 March 1947. Royal family at the town hall.

Queenstown, 6 March 1947. Royal family arrives at station, railway policeman saluting.

Queenstown, 6 March 1947. Arrival of Royal family at the station.

Queenstown, 6 March 1947. SAR Class 15AR's leading the Royal Train into station, SAR Class 15AR banking.

Eastern Cape, 5 March 1947. Bailey station on the East London line. Royal Train at level crossing.

Eastern Cape, 6 March 1947. Leading Class 15AR No 1825 and No 1805 pull the Royal Train on Boesmanshoek Pass between Sterkstroom and Molteno. Banking engine is Class 15AR No 1781.

Eastern Cape, March 1947. SAR Class 15AR No 1825 and No 1805 lead the Royal Train on the section between Amabele and Imvani. Banking engine is SAR Class 15AR No 1781.

Burgersdorp, 6 March 1947. Crowd at station awaiting the arrival of the Royal Train.

Bloemfontein, 7 March 1947. Aerial view of city crowds. Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk (Orange Free State) in foreground.

Bloemfontein, 7 March 1947. Aerial view of procession through city street. Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk (Orange Free State) in foreground.

Bloemfontein, 7 March 1947. King George VI, Queen Elizabeth and digitaries.

Bloemfontein 7 March 1947. Royal party leaving the Raadsaal (town hall) in motor cavalcade.

Bloemfontein, 7 March 1947. Royal party walking through formal garden.

Bloemfontein, 7 March 1947. Royal party leaving the Raadsaal (town hall) in motor cavalcade.

Bloemfontein, 7 March 1947. Royal motorcade at Raadsaal.

Bloemfontein, 7 March 1947. Raadsaal (town hall). Colonial Mutual building in foreground.

Bloemfontein, 7 March 1947. Motorcade and procession down city street.

East London, 1 March 1947. King and Queen being welcomed by Mayor.

East London, 1 March 1947. East Cambridge staging point.

East London, 1 March 1947. Royal Train and Pilot Train at East Cambridge staging point.

East London, 1 March 1947. Royal family leaving the Royal Train at the East Cambridge staging point and joining the motorcade for the official city visit.

East London, March 1947. Royal Train at East Cambridge staging point with motor vehicles and flags.

Eastern Cape, March 1947. Royal Train being drawn by SAR Class in barren open veld.

Eastern Cape, 1947. Two SAR Class 19D's with Royal Train.

Eastern Cape, March 1947. SAR Class with Royal Train.

Eastern Cape, March 1947. SAR Class 19D Nos 2712 and 2723 leading and SAR Class 19D No 2724 banking as they work the Royal Train between Adelaide and Blaney.

Eastern Cape, March 1947. SAR Class 19D No 2712 and 2723 leading the Royal train in a sharp curve to the left as it emerges from the deep culvert on the route Adelaide to Blaney.

1947. Railways officials in train.

1947. Crowd at railway station at night.

Umtata, 5 March 1947. King George VI talking to ex-servicemen gathered outside the City Hall.

1947. Royal motorcade welcomed in town.

1947. SAR technical staff working on top of Royal Train R1.

Transkei, 5 March 1947. Horses in the field.

King William's Town, 4 March 1947. Royal family on dais. King George VI greeting the crowd.

Umtata, 5 March 1947. Royal family greeted by the crowd at Umtata.

King William's Town, 4 March 1947. Royal Family arriving at the dais by Daimler.

King William's Town, 4 March 1947. Speech of King George VI translated by Xhosa translator.

King William's Town, 4 March 1947. Royal Family on dais, Chief Archie Sandile handing King George VI an address of Welcome.

East London, 3 March 1947. Frigate 'Transvaal' in the graving dock at the opening of the Princess Elizabeth graving dock.

East London, 3 March 1947. Princess Elizabeth holding the flagpole rope (sheet) with naval ensign.

Alicedale district, 28 February 1947. SAR Class 19D's Nos. 2768 and 2750 pulling Pilot Train through Boesmanspoort. The leading carriage behind the tender of the second locomotive is the Post Office van.

Port Elizabeth, 26 February 1947. SAR Class 6A No 485 at the head of the Pilot Train and a SAR Class Belpaire 6 near the Royal Train at the Kings Beach staging. Also visible white-boxed car carriers for the Royal Daimlers.

East London, 3 March 1947. Royal couple in Daimler bearing the Royal party at the opening and naming of Princess Elizabeth graving dock.

East London, 3 March 1947. Crane on the Princess Elizabeth graving dock.

East London, 3 March 1947. Princess Elizabeth, Minister of Transport FC Sturrock and Mrs Sturrock in front of the namestone at the head of the Princess Elizabeth graving dock.

East London, 3 March 1947. Princess Elizabeth inspecting the guard of honour on board the frigate 'Transvaal', at the opening ceremony of the Princess Elizabeth graving dock.

East London, 3 March 1947. Namestone at the Princess Elizabeth graving dock.

East London, 3 March 1947. Princess Elizabeth, Minister of Transport FC Sturrock and Mrs Sturrock in front of the namestone at the head of the Princess Elizabeth graving dock.

East London, 3 March 1947. Princess Elizabeth and Minister of Transport FC Sturrock walk past crowds on way to unveiling of commemorative monument.

East London, 3 March 1947. Princess Elizabeth with Minister of Transport FC Sturrock on their way to the unveiling of the monument at the opening of the Princess Elizabeth graving dock.

East London, 3 March 1947. Frigate 'Transvaal' entering the graving dock at the opening of the Princess Elizabeth graving dock.

Alice, 1 March 1947. Royal Family on walkabout.

Umtata, 5 March 1947. Royal Family on walkabout.

Alice, 1 March 1947. Royal Family on walkabout. Nurses in the front of the crowd.

Alice, 1 March 1947. King George VI greets the choir conductor Benjamin John Peter Tyamzashe.

Alice, 1 March 1947. Benjamin John Peter Tyamzashe conducting his song 'Zweliyaduduma' to a mass choir of 3000 voices in Umtata, during the Royal Family visit.

Alice 1 March 1947. Benjamin John Peter Tyamzashe conducting his song 'Zweliyaduduma' to a mass choir of 3000 voices in Umtata, during the Royal Family visit.

Alice,1 March 1947. Benjamin John Peter Tyamzashe conducting his song 'Zweliyaduduma' to a mass choir of 3000 voices in Umtata, during the Royal Family visit.

Alice, 1 March 1947. Benjamin John Peter Tyamzashe conducting his song 'Zweliyaduduma' to a mass choir of 3000 voices in Umtata, during the Royal Family visit .