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Cape Town, 24 April 1947. 'HMS Vanguard' leaving Table Bay harbour at the end of the Royal visit.

Cape Town, 21 April 1947. King George VI, Queen Elizabeth and Prime Minister JC Smuts on top of Table Mountain.

1947. Royal Train.

Cape Town, February 1947. SAR Class 15F 'Kaapstad' with the Royal Train.

1947. Four women walking past the Royal Train.

1947. Royal suite.

1947. Prime Minister Jan Smuts leading King George VI and Queen Elizabeth on their way to a church service.

1947. Aerial view of gathering to greet Royal Family in a town square.

Port Elizabeth, 26 February 1947. Royal family arrives at a garden party at Victoria Park.

Lobatsi, Bechuanaland, 17 April 1947. King George VI making presentation to Chief Tshekedi, Regent of the Bamangwato tribe.

Bechuanaland, April 1947. Dignified man in the crowd come to greet the Royal Family.

Pietersburg, 7 April 1947. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth about to board Vickers Viking VL246 of the Kings Flight.

Oudtshoorn, 24 February 1947. Royal Family at ostrich farm.

Bloemfontein, 7 March 1947. Royal family at Government House.

?Nek' where man is showing children how to use a sjambok?

1947. Prime Minister JC Smuts enjoys a light moment with King George VI.

1947. Shy young girl curtseys as she is greeted by Princess Margaret.

Victoria Falls, Southern Rhodesia, 1947. McCormick-Deering T-20 Crawler Tractor hauling a Landing Craft barge for Spencer Airways. Note the Spencer Airways Victoria Falls bus on the left.

Moolman, Eastern Transvaal, 24 March 1947. Royal family with Mr C Mostert, believed to be the tallest man in South Africa, at station.

East London, 1 March 1947. Floodlit buildings, one with illuminated sign 'Welcome to the Royal Family'.

Cape Town, 1947. Floodlit Table Mountain.

1947. Vickers Viking 1A G-AGRN in flight.

1947. Royal car heading a cavalcade along street with cheering crowd.

Royal family on dais watch ex-servicemen march past.

Queen Elizabeth and King George VI admire floral tributes.

Cape Town, 24 April 1947. Queen Elizabeth and King George VI on the balcony of the city hall.

Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia, 7 April 1947. King George VI inspecting troops.

Stellenbosch, 20 February 1947. Jonkershoek.

1947. Princess Elizabeth on horseback.

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

Johannesburg, 1 April 1947. Dancers make up a heart shape at the Provincial banquet in the Carlton Hotel.

Sterkstroom, 6 March 1947. Rainy greeting to Royal family on station platform.

Pretoria, 29 March 1947. Royal family at the Union Buildings.

Royal family speak to crowd on a walkabout.

Johannesburg, 5 April 1947. King George VI speaks to a man confined to a wheelchair at the Baragwanath Military Hospital.

Johannesburg, 5 April 1947. Royal family in hard hats at gold mine.

Pretoria, 29 March 1947. Church Square.

Royal family greet people in wheelchairs in ? Stadium

Royal family greet the elderly in ? Stadium

Pretoria, 29 March 1947. King George VI and Prime Minister JC Smuts walking past welcoming crowd at the Administrator's residence.

Cape Town, 21 April 1947. Princess Elizabeth arriving for birthday banquet.

Cape Town, 24 April 1947. Royal family arriving for state banquet at city hall with mayor in atttendance.

Durban, 20 March 1947. Royal family arriving for Civic Ball at City Hall.

Durban, 20 March 1947. Crowds lining city street with Royal motorcade passing through.

Breede River, 19 April 1947. Royal Family taking leave of the Royal Train staff at the final staging point before returning to Cape Town.

Durban, 20 March 1947. King George VI opening the bronze Gates of Memory with give access to the Cenotaph.

Kimberley, 18 April 1947. Royal family admiring jewellery at De Beers.

Basutoland, 12 March 1947. Mounted riders on their way to the Pitso tribal meeting.

Basutoland, 12 March 1947. Dancers wearing western trousers with chaps, head feathers.

1947. Pilot Train post office.

1947. SAR senior operating superintendent responsible for telecommunication at work in the Pilot Train.

1947. Station building, street view.

Estcourt, 17 March 1947. Floral planting in the name 'Estcourt'.

Estcourt, 17 March 1947. Estcourt station with rockery in foreground.

1947. Containers labelled 'Royal Tour Return to Model Dairy Ltd ICD 37 Victoria Street Durban'.

1947. Royal Train through sparse terrain.

Pietermaritzburg, 18 March 1947. Royal Train arrives at railway station.

Pietermaritzburg, 18 March 1947. Royal Family in open car waving farewell to the crowd.

1947. Crowd awaiting in a field for Royal family arrival.

Harrismith, 13 March 1947. Child choir singing to the Royal Family at town hall.

Pietermaritzburg, 18 March 1947. Railway station.

Pietermaritzburg, 18 March 1947. Parade with horses at railway station.

Royal Natal National Park, Drakensberg, 14 to 16 March 1947. Mr and Mrs Hosken, hosting the Royal family during their stay in the park.

Royal Natal National Park, Drakensberg, 14 to 16 March 1947. Royal family with Prime Minister JC Smuts.

Pietermaritzburg, 18 March 1947. Royal family on balcony of the city hall.

Pietermaritzburg, 18 March 1947. King George Vi inspecting troops.

Pietermaritzburg, 18 March 1947. Station.

Pietermaritzburg, 18 March 1947. Pilot Train, Royal Train and two regular mainline SAR Class IE's at the station.

Pietermaritzburg, 18 March 1947. Station.

Pietermaritzburg, 18 March 1947. Station yard.

1947. Spraying compartments in the Pilot train.

Royal Natal National Park, Drakensberg, 14 to 16 March 1947. Princess Margaret, King George VI and Princess Elizabeth in Royal Natal National Park.

Royal Natal National Park, Drakensberg, 14 to 16 March 1947. Dining room

Frere, 17 March 1947. Royal family with Prime Minister JC Smuts greet the crowd at the station.

Frere, 17 March 1947. Royal family with Prime Minister JC Smuts greet the crowd.

Frere, 17 March 1947. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth greeting officials beside R8 of the Royal Train.

1947. SAR Class electric locomotive hauling Royal train at station.

Pietermaritzburg, 18 March 1947. SAR Class 1E No 185, No 187 and No 188 preparing to pull White and Pilot Trains to Booth near Durban.

Durban, 22 March 1947. Royal family and dignitaries on the stage at City Hall.

Royal Natal National Park, Drakensberg, 14 to 16 March 1947. Women sitting on lawn selling woven baskets and mats.

Royal Natal National Park, Drakensberg, 14 to 16 March 1947. Two unidentified men beside thatched hut during the 1947 Royal Visit.

Eshowe, 19 March 1947. Zulu men dancing.

Eshowe, 19 March 1947. Traditional Zulu dancing for the Royal family.

1947. Post office staff in the Pilot Train.

Durban, 22 March 1947. Royal family beside the White Train at King's Park Station. The Lion Match Factory building in background

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