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Maseru, Basutoland, 11 March 1947. Royal cars at railway station.

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

Maseru, Basutoland, 12 March 1947. Field of horses and cattle. Rocky outcrop in background. Barrels in foreground.

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

Maseru, Basutoland, 12 March 1947. Traditional dancers.

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

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

Basutoland, 11 March 1947. Mounted guard at the head of the royal procession.

Basutoland, 11 March 1947. Mounted guard following the royal car.

Basutoland, 11 March 1947. Mounted guard and royal cars of the royal procession.

Basutoland, 11 March 1947. Tribal leader on horseback keeping stick-wielding troop behind the lines ahead of the royal cavalcade.

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

Basutoland, 11 March 1947. Four mounted officials keeping people behind the lines ahead of royal cavalcade.

Basutoland, 11 March 1947. Tribal leader about to mount his horse. Another mounted official (guard) and local people looking on, some in western clothes some in Basuto blankets.

Basutoland, 11 March 1947. Royal cavalcade about to pass, led in by mounted guard and marshalled by mounted officials.

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

Maseru, Basutoland, 12 March 1947. King George VI presenting awards to chieftains and men who served in World War Two.

Maseru, Basutoland, 12 March 1947. King George VI meeting Chieftainess Mantsebo Seeiso.

Maseru, Basutoland, 11 March 1947. Large crowd to welcome the Royal Party.

Maseru, Basutoland, 12 March 1947. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in open car arrive at indaba awaited by the Regent, Paramount Chieftainess Mantsebo Seeiso.

Maseru, Basutoland, 12 March 1947. Royal Family on the dais.

Basutoland, 12 March 1947. Mounted Basutos riding to the Pitso tribal meeting. Traditional blankets on riders and two riderless horses, saddled, are led.

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

Basutoland, 12 March 1947. Large number of mounted Basutos riding to the Pitso tribal meeting.Traditional blankets worn by most riders.

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

Basutoland, 12 March 1947. Basuto encampment. Huts, horses free in a field.

Basutoland, 12 March 1947. Basuto encampment. Huts and fires to heat tri pots.

Basutoland, 12 March 1947. Basuto encampment. Pot over a fire and donkey in the scene.

Basutoland, 12 March 1947. Basuto encampment. Pot over a fire.

Maseru, Basutoland, 12 March 1947. Aloe rockery garden at station garden with Royal Train in the background.

Maseru, Basutoland, 12 March 1947. Royal Train at railway station.

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

Maseru, Basutoland, 12 March 1947. Station garden.

Maseru, Basutoland, 12 March 1947. Royal Train staged at railway station with station garden in foreground.

Maseru, Basutoland, 12 March 1947. Aloe polyphyllus in rockery garden at station.

Maseru, Basutoland, 12 March 1947. Aloe polyphyllus in rockery garden of station.

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

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

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

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

Basutoland, 12 March 1947. Mounted riders in foreground, royal cavalcade driving off in the background.

Basutoland, 12 March 1947. Queen Elizabeth and King George VI arriving at the tribal meeting, standing in open car to wave to the crowd.

Basutoland, 12 March 1947. Queen Elizabeth and King George VI in open car leaving the tribal meeting waving to the crowd.

Maseru, 12 March 1947. Royal Train staged at railway station.

Maseru, Basutoland, 12 March 1947. Royal Train staged at railway station.

Maseru, Basutoland, 11 March 1947. Royal Train and group photo of cleaning team.

Basutoland, 12 March 1947. King George VI presents award to Regent, Paramount Chieftainess Mantsebo Seeiso.

Basutoland, 12 March 1947. Regent, Paramount Chieftainess Mantsebo Seeiso and other dignitaries awaiting the Royal family.

Maseru, Basutoland, 12 March 1947. Dignitaries photographing men in tribal dress.

Maseru, Basutoland, 11 March 1947. Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret waving to the crowd from the Royal car.

Maseru, Basutoland, 12 March 1947. Traditional leader addressing the crowd.

Maseru, Basutoland, 12 March 1947. King George VI speaking to the crowd at indaba.

Maseru, Basutoland, 12 March 1947. King George VI exits the royal car and is greeted by uniformed dignitaries.

Maseru, Basutoland, 12 March 1947. King George VI presenting awards.

Maseru, Basutoland, 12 March 1947. Stadium view over indaba with dais in the centre.

Maseru, Basutoland, 12 March 1947. Station garden.

Basutoland, 11 March 1947. SAR Class 19D No 2745 and No 2747 hauling Royal Train to Maseru.

Basutoland, 12 March 1947. Men in traditional dress at the tribal meeting.

Basutoland, 12 March 1947. King George VI shaking hands with the Regent, Paramount Chieftainess Mantsebo Seeiso,

Basutoland, 11 March 1947. Horsemen on the way to the tribal meeting.

Basutoland, 12 March 1947. Men in traditional dress at the tribal meeting.

Maseru, Basutoland, 12 March 1947. Royal procession greeted by crowd in open country.

Maseru, Basutoland, 12 March 1947. Composite image of people on their way to the indaba.

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