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East London, 3 March 1947. Entry of the frigate “Transvaal” into the graving dock at the opening ceremony of the Princess Elizabeth graving dock.

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East London, 3 March 1947. Waiting the arrival of the frigate 'Transvaal' at the opening ceremony of the Princess Elizabeth graving dock. Union Jack and striped flag visible on photo.

• ZA 0375-R-0223
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East London, 3 March 1947. Arrival of Princess Elizabeth for the opening ceremony of the Princess Elizabeth graving dock. Met by the Minister of Transport F C Sturrock and Mrs Sturrock.

• ZA 0375-R-0230
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East London, 3 March 1947. Arrival of Princess Elizabeth for the opening ceremony of the Princess Elizabeth graving dock.

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East London, 1 March 1947. Royal family welcomed on dais.

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East London, 1 March 1947. Royal Family welcomed to the dais.

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East London, 1 March 1947. King George VI greets welcome party, Queen Elizabeth, Princess Margaret alighting from Coach R8 of the Royal Train on East Cambridge Station. The Hon. S F Waterson in attendance.

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Alice, 1 March 1947. Little girl presents Queen Elizabeth with a bouquet of flowers.

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

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Umtata, 5 March 1947. Royal Family on walkabout.

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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.

• ZA 0375-R-0269
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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.

• ZA 0375-R-0273
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East London, 3 March 1947. Namestone at the Princess Elizabeth graving dock.

• ZA 0375-R-0274
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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.

• ZA 0375-R-0279
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East London, 3 March 1947. Princess Elizabeth holding the flagpole rope (sheet) with naval ensign.

• ZA 0375-R-0281
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Umtata, 5 March 1947. Royal family greeted by the crowd at Umtata.

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Transkei, 5 March 1947. Horses in the field.

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1947. Crowd at railway station at night.

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1947. Railways officials in train.

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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.

• ZA 0375-R-0295
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Bloemfontein, 7 March 1947. Royal party walking through formal garden.

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

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

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

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Dignitaries being presented to the Royal family on dais.

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

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

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

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

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

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Ficksburg, 10 March 1947. Evening crowd waiting to see the Royal family.

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Bloemfontein, 7 March 1947. Crowd waiting for a view of the Royal family.

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Queenstown, 6 March 1947. SAR Class 15AR locomotives leading the Royal Train. Pilot Train pulled by SAR Class 15A locomotives.

• ZA 0375-R-0369
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East London, 1 March 1947. Aerial view of the Royal Train at the East Cambridge staging point.

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Bloemfontein, 7 March 1947. Guard of honour with horsemen and marching band.

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Maseru, Basutoland, 11 March 1947. Staging point for the Royal Train at railway station.

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Maseru, Basutoland, 12 March 1947. Traditional warrior dance.

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Maseru, Basutoland, 12 March 1947. Traditional dancers.

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Maseru, Basutoland, 12 March 1947. Crowd around traditional dancers.

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1947. Royal Party walk through the welcoming dignitaries at same station as R405.

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Basutoland, 11 March 1947. Crowd waiting for Royal Party.

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Wonderkop, 10 March 1947. Crowd greeting Royal Family beside the Royal train.

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Bethlehem, 10 March 1947. Civic dignitaries of the town of Bethlehem being introduced to the Royal family at function in Goble Park.

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Basutoland, 12 March 1947. Tribal leader on horseback keeping other mounted people dressed in western clothes behind the lines ahead of royal cavalcade

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Basutoland, 11 March 1947. Motor cavalcade passing through welcoming crowd.

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Basutoland, 12 March 1947. Mounted Basutos riding to the Pitso tribal meeting, watched by some locals. Traditional blankets on most.

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Maseru, Basutoland, 11 March 1947. Little girl hesitating to hand over flowers to King George VI at station.

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Basutoland, 12 March 1947. Mounted riders - riding to the Pitso tribal meeting for the Royal visit.

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Matopos Hills, Southern Rhodesia, 16 April 1947. Queen Elizabeth at Rhodes's grave.

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Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia, 15 April 1947. King George VI on dais salutes ex-servicemen marching past.

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Livingstone, Northern Rhodesia, 11 April 1947. Rhodesian Railways staff in front of a RR Class 15 Garratt. RT Anderson (fitter), T Alker (loco inspector), DA Hamill (loco foreman) and R Orr (loco inspector).

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1947. Royal Train lounge.

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Rhodesia, 1947. Railway staff in front of post office carriage R27 of the Pilot Train.

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Lobatsi, Bechuanaland, 17 April 1947. King George VI presents award to soldier on dais.

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Lobatsi, Bechuanaland, 17 April 1947. Man presents gift to King George VI on dais.

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Lobatsi, Bechuanaland, 17 April 1947. King George VI presents award to soldier on dais.

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1947. Mobile power unit linked by cable to the Pilot Train.

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Grove, 1947. The SAR team alongside Pilot Train.

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1947. Commentator of South African Broadcasting Corporation on podium in open veld.

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Mafeking, 17 April 1947. Royal Train arriving at station, hauled by two RR Class 12's, No 243 in the lead.

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Kimberley, 18 April 1947. Royal motorcade leaving railway station.

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Kimberley, 18 April 1947. Parade of war veterans in front of City Hall.

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Kimberley, 18 April 1947. Royal family at viewpoint of Big Hole. Diamond mine.

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Kimberley, 18 April 1947. Royal family at viewpoint of Big Hole. Diamond mine.

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Kimberley, 18 April 1947. Royal family at viewpoint of Big Hole. Diamond mine.

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Kimberley, 18 April 1947. Royal family inspecting diamonds at De Beers.

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Kimberley, 18 April 1947. Diamonds at De Beers.

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Kimberley, 18 April 1947. Catering staff on station platform. Catering staff on Kimberley Station platform. 5th from left Chief Steward Daniel, 7th from left Special Class Chef Spiros Metaxis, 8th from left assistant cook GJ Denner, 9th from left acting catering inspector Koen, chief steward on the Royal dining car

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Cape Town, 21 April 1947. Princess Elizabeth inspects the troops from the Royal Daimler at Youngsfield aerodrome.

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Cape Town, 21 April 1947. Birthday parade for Princess Elizabeth at Youngsfield aerodrome.

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Cape Town, 21 April 1947. Princess Elizabeth greeting officer at Youngfield aerodrome.

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Cape Town, 21 April 1947. Birthday parade for Princess Elizabeth at Youngsfield aerodrome.

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Cape Town, 21 April 1947. Prime Minister JC Smuts presents Princess Elizabeth with a birthday gift of diamonds.

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Cape Town, 21 April 1947. Floodlit city hall.

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Cape Town, 23 April 1947. Royal family having tea with the Administrator at Leeuwenhof.

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Cape Town, 24 April 1947. Royal family at Table Bay Harbour preparing to leave South Africa.

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Cape Town, 21 April 1947. Royal family on top of Table Mountain.

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Cape Town, 21 April 1947. Prime Minister JC Smuts on top of Table Mountain.

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Cape Town, 1947. Floral arrangement of indigenous flowers.

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Breede River, 19 April 1947. Royal family thanking the train staff. King George VI shaking hands with Van der Vyver. Post office staff W Hicks, D Walsh, Potgieter, H Winfield, M Lamprecht, WA Hann.

• ZA 0375-R-1182
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Breede River, 19 April 1947. Royal family thanking the train staff.

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Cape Town, April 1947. Group photo of SAR policemen at Table Bay Harbour.

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Cape Town, 21 April 1947. Birthday parade for Princess Elizabeth at Youngsfield aerodrome.

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Laingsburg, 19 April 1947. SAR Class 15E No 2858 hauling pilot train across Groot River en route to Touws River.

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Cape Town, 24 April 1947. SAR tugs assisting 'HMS Vanguard' sailing away at conclusion of tour.

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Cape Town, 24 April 1947. SAR tugs assisting 'HMS Vanguard' sailing away at conclusion of tour.

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Cape Town, 24 April 1947. 'HMS Vanguard' sailing away at conclusion of tour.

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Cape Town, 24 April 1947. SAR tugs assisting 'HMS Vanguard' sailing away at conclusion of tour.

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Cape Town, 18 April 1947. Garden party at Westbrooke.

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1947. Royal family greeting guests.

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Bloemfontein, 7 March 1947. Royal family with Mrs Tibbie Steyn, widow of the late Pres Steyn.

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Paarl, 20 February 1947. Crowd awaiting the Royal Family in a tree-lines street.

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Livingstone, Northern Rhodesia, 11 April 1947. Barge with stripes on Zambezi River.

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Railway Police plaque / Certificate?

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Cape Town, 21 February 1947. Crowd greets Royal party approaching Parliament.

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Pietermaritzburg, 18 March 1947. Street parade at Town Hall.

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Worcester, 22 February 1947. Queen Elizabeth speaking to young boy in the crowd of well-wishers.

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Cape Town, 21 February 1947. Royal family looking through the windows of the Royal Train.

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Pietermaritzburg, 13 March 1947. Royal motorcade in city street.

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Cape Town, 22 April 1947. University of Cape Town following the ceremony where Queen Elizabeth was awarded an honorary doctorate.

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