Port Elizabeth, 26 February 1947. Garden party, hosted by the Mayor, in Victoria Park.
Port Elizabeth, 26 February 1947. Garden party, hosted by the Mayor, in Victoria Park.
Port Elizabeth, 27 February 1947. Royal family leaving the Royal Train at Humewood beach.
Port Elizabeth, 26 February 1947. Station building illuminated for the Royal tour.
Cape Town, February 1947. Table Mountain floodlit.
East London, 1 March 1947. Mayoral party greeting the Royal family.
East London, 1 March 1947. Royal family welcomed on dais.
East London, 1 March 1947. Officials being presented to the Royal Family on dais.
East London, 1 March 1947. Royal Family welcomed to the dais.
Cape Town, 17 February 1947. Lights of Cape Town from Table Mountain.
Cape Town, 17 February 1947. Light show in Table Bay Harbour.
1947. Royal family. King George VI saluting.
East London, 1 March 1947. School children waving Union Jack flags.
East London, 1 March 1947. School children waving Union Jack flags.
East London, 1 March 1947. Crowd waving to the Royal Family as they pass under a sign 'n Hartlike Welkom / A hearty welcome.
East London, 1 March 1947. Crowd awaiting in a field for Royal family arrival.
Transkei, 5 March 1947. Royal Train pulled by SAR Class 19D locomotives.
Transkei, 5 March 1947. Royal Train pulled by SAR Class 19D locomotives.
Transkei, 5 March 1947. Royal Train pulled by SAR Class 19D locomotives.
1947. SAR technical staff working on top of Royal Train R1.
1947. Royal motorcade welcomed in town.
1947. Crowd at railway station at night.
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.
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 with Royal Train.
Eastern Cape, 1947. Two SAR Class 19D's with Royal Train.
East London, March 1947. Royal Train at East Cambridge staging point with motor vehicles and flags.
East London, 1 March 1947. King and Queen being welcomed by Mayor.
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.
Eastern Cape, 5 March 1947. Bailey station on the East London line. Royal Train at level crossing.
East London, March 1947. View of the veld from the East Cambridge staging point.
1947. Royal coach R26 being washed.
1947. Railways constables and officers stand to attention in front of the Royal Train.
1947. Royal lounge, converted and refitted from Blue Train lounge car type B-3 695.
Harrismith, 13 March 1947. Arrival of the Royal family.
Bloemfontein, 7 March 1947. Royal party leaving decorated railway station.
Bloemfontein, 7 March 1947. Royal party leaving railway station.
Bloemfontein, 7 Match 1947. Princess Elizabeth shaking hands with dignitary at the station.
Bloemfontein, 7 March 1947. Aerial view of motorcade through city streets.
1947. Royal Train.
Pietermaritzburg, 18 March 1947. King George VI inspecting the guard.
Umtata, 5 March 1947. Royal family at the town hall with cenotaph in front.
Umtata, 5 March 1947. Royal family at the town hall.
Umtata, 5 March 1947. Royal family on the balcony of 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 greeting ex-servicemen outside the town hall.
Umtata, 5 March 1947. Royal Family on the balcony of the towny hall.
Umtata, 5 March 1947. Royal family at the town hall with cenotaph in front.
Umtata, 5 March 1947. King George VI talking to ex-servicemen gathered outside the City Hall.
Umtata, 5 March 1947. King George VI talking to ex-servicemen gathered outside the City Hall.
Ficksburg, 10 March 1947. Evening crowds gather to greet the Royal family.
Ficksburg, 10 March 1947. Evening crowd waiting to see the Royal family.
Ficksburg, 10 March 1947. Evening crowd waiting to see the Royal family.
Ficksburg, 10 March 1947. Crowd waiting to see the Royal family.
Sterkstroom, 6 March 1947. Young people dancing in the rain.
Sterkstroom, 6 March 1947. Rainy greeting to Royal family on station platform.
Sterkstroom, 6 March 1947. Queen Elizabeth smiling at the crowd on the station platform from under her umbrella.
Bloemfontein, 7 March 1947. Guard of honour with horsemen and marching band.
1947. Royal Train at staging point.
1947. Princess Elizabeth riding a horse.
Wonderkop, 10 March 1947. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth greeted by the crowd on a station platform. Queen Elizabeth holding a white umbrella.
Eastern Cape, 10 March 1947. Children singing to greet the Royal Train.
Ladysmith, 13 March 1947. Royal Train and Pilot Train in station. Railway Institute building from NGR days and main station building in foreground.
1947. Royal Train through sparse terrain.
Pietermaritzburg, 18 March 1947. Royal family walking down stairs.
Pietermaritzburg, 18 March 1947. Royal family mayor in full length gown, Prime Minister JC Smuts and other dignitaries walk down the stairs of a building.
Pietermaritzburg, 18 March 1947. Royal Family in open car waving farewell to the crowd.
Harrismith, 13 March 1947. Child choir singing to the Royal Family at town hall.
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.
Harrismith, 13 March 1947. Group of uniformed young women.
Pietermaritzburg, 18 March 1947. Horsemen under welcoming arch.
Pietermaritzburg, 18 March 1947. Pilot Train, Royal Train and two regular mainline SAR Class IE's at the station.
Royal Natal National Park, Drakensberg, 14 to 16 March 1947. Princess Elizabeth in Royal Natal National Park.
Royal Natal National Park, Drakensberg, 14 to 16 March 1947. Princess Elizabeth in Royal Natal National Park.
Royal Natal National Park, Drakensberg, 14 to 16 March 1947. Princess Elizabeth in Royal Natal National Park.
Royal Natal National Park, Drakensberg, 14 to 16 March 1947. Princess Elizabeth in Royal Natal National Park.
Royal Natal National Park, Drakensberg, 14 to 16 March 1947. Princess Elizabeth in Royal Natal National Park.
Royal Natal National Park, Drakensberg, 14 to 16 March 1947. Princess Elizabeth in Royal Natal National Park.
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. Princess Margaret, King George VI and Princess Elizabeth in Royal Natal National Park.
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
Royal Natal National Park, Drakensberg, 14 to 16 March 1947. Dining room staff.
1947. Princess Elizabeth on horseback alongside Royal Train.
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. Mr and Mrs Hosken, hosting the Royal family during their stay in the park.
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.
Royal Natal National Park, Drakensberg, 14 to 16 March 1947. Royal family with Prime Minister JC Smuts.
Royal Natal National Park, Drakensberg, 14 to 16 March 1947. Royal family with Prime Minister JC Smuts.
Royal Natal National Park, Drakensberg, 14 to 16 March 1947. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth with JC Smuts.
Royal Natal National Park, Drakensberg, 14 to 16 March 1947. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth with JC Smuts.
Royal Natal National Park, Drakensberg, 14 to 16 March 1947. Prime Minister JC Smuts behind the lens of his camera.
Royal Natal National Park, Drakensberg, 14 to 16 March 1947. Prime Minister JC Smuts photographing Princess Elizabeth.
Royal Natal National Park, Drakensberg, 14 to 16 March 1947. Princess Elizabeth walking in the park.
1947. Royal Train and Royal Train pulled by SAR Class GEA's.
