Returning Gallery

Royal procession leaving St Pauls Cathedral, London

The royal procession leaving St Paul's Cathedral, London, returning to Buckingham Palace after the service of dedication and official opening of the Festival of Britain. In the open carriage are King George VI, Queen Elizabeth and Princess Margaret. Crowds line the road along both sides of Ludgate Hill, all the way down to Ludgate Circus and beyond. A few people can be seen on the left, standing on the roof of an office building. Date: 3 May 1951

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Norwegian royal family embarking at Dover

King Haakon VII of Norway (1872-1957) and Queen Maud (1869-1938), together with their son, Crown Prince Olav (1903-1991), embarking at Dover to return home following a visit to the UK. Prince Olav is taking the lead, having just stepped onto the gangplank

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George II and Elizaveta of Greece

King George II of the Hellenes (1890-1947) and his wife, Elisabetha (1894-1956) in the early 1920s. George was the eldest son of King Constantine I and Queen Sophie, and the elder brother of King Alexander. The couple married in 1921 and divorced in 1935. George came to the throne on his father's abdication in 1922, went into exile in 1924, returned in 1935, and was forced to leave again when the Germans invaded in 1941, returning at the end of the war. He had no children

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