Vip Collection

Margaret Thatcher at Marazion Community Centre
Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister, enjoying a Cornish pasty and a cup of tea during her visit to Marazion Community Centre, Cornwall. Also present are David Harris MP and the Lady Dowager St Levan

Lord Mountbatten inspecting Sea Scouts
Lord Louis Mountbatten of Burma, Commodore of Sea Scouts, inspecting the 2nd Cowes Sea Scouts on the opening of their new Headquarters. August 1977

Baden Powell with Transvaal Boy Scouts Association
Group photo, Sir Robert Baden Powell, Chief Scout, during a visit to the Transvaal Boy Scouts Association, South Africa, 18 July 1912. Date: 1912

Princess Diana and Prince Charles visiting the Met Police
Princess Diana and Prince Charles on a visit to the Metropolitan Polices burglary squad. Date: circa 1980s

Sud-Aviation SE. 3130 Alouette II number 147
Aviation legere de l'armee de Terre - Sud-Aviation SE.3130 Alouette II number 147, at the Paris Air Show on 13 June 1965 at Le Bourget Airport, used for Army VIP transport. Date: 1965

MBB Bo 105C D-HDFQ (msn S-179), of I.F.R. Executive Transport, at the Paris Air Show in 19 June 1977 at Le Bourget Airport, used for Army VIP transport. Date: 1977

Sud-Aviation SE. 3130 Alouette II number 242
Aviation legere de l'armee de Terre - Sud-Aviation SE.3130 Alouette II number 242, at the Paris Air Show on 19 June 1965 at Le Bourget Airport, used for Army VIP transport. Date: 1965

Sud-Aviation SE. 3130 Alouette II number 366
Aviation legere de l'armee de Terre - Sud-Aviation SE.3130 Alouette II number 366, at the Paris Air Show on 19 June 1965 at Le Bourget Airport, used for Army VIP transport. Date: 1965

Lloyd George and Lord Reading, Western Front, WW1
Lloyd George and Lord Reading visiting soldiers graves on the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Swiss Air Force - Pilatus PC-6/B2-H2M Turbo Porter V-623 (msn 649), of lTsT7, at Payerne Air Base. (German: Schweizer Luftwaffe; French: Forces aeriennes suisses; Italian)

Swiss Air Force - Cessna 560XL Citation Excel T-784 (msn 560-5269), of VIP Flt. at the Royal International Air Tattoo - RAF Fairford 20 July 2015 (German: Schweizer Luftwaffe; French)

Duke of Cambridge, visit to Guernsey, Channel Islands
Reception of the Duke of Cambridge, visit to Guernsey, Channel Islands, 17 September 1862. 1862

Lord Mayor visiting Gas Works at Bow, East London
Lord Mayor and Sheriffs visiting the Works of the Great Central Gas Consumers Company at Bow, East London. 1853

Boy scouts, Blanefield, Scotland, awaiting royal visit
Group photo of boy scouts at Blanefield, Scotland, awaiting a visit from King Edward VII in September 1909. 1909

King George V and Queen Mary at Edinburgh Castle
King George V and Queen Mary opening the Scottish National Shrine at Edinburgh Castle, Scotland. 1927

King George V and Queen Mary at Perth Royal Infirmary
King George V and Queen Mary visiting Perth Royal Infirmary Hospital, Scotland, in July 1914. 1914

King George V and Queen Mary in Dundee, Scotland
King George V and Queen Mary in the Royal Carriage, visiting a group of nurses in Dundee, Scotland. 1914

The German Building, Jackson Park, Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was built by the German government for the Worlds Fair, and later presented to the Park Commissioners, and used as a restaurant

Prince Philip visiting RAF officers. circa 1940s

King George V visiting the Western Front, WW1
King George V visiting the Western Front during the First World War. 1914-1918

King George V visiting a Glasgow factory during WW1
King George V visiting a Glasgow factory during the First World War. circa 1916

King George V inspecting the Royal Navy. 20th century

Princess Augusta at the Fishermans Hut
Princess Augusta [of Saxe-Gotha?] at the Fishermans Hut

Hotel Santa Brigida, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, where King Alfonso XIII had lunch during his official visit, at tables in the open air. Date: 1906

Royal visit of King George V and Queen Mary to Bristol
Royal visit of George V and Queen Mary to Bristol, where 2500 school children formed a living British flag. Date: circa 1911

Zermatt, Switzerland - Matterhorn
Zermatt, Switzerland - with the distinctive shape of the Matterhorn in the distance. In Visp, a district in the Canton of Valais in southern Switzerland. Date: circa 1907

The two French VIPs as they travel on a converted narrow gauge military railway. Date: 1916

Douglas DC-3 N60R (msn 4877).41-20107: Douglas C-53-DO with the United States Air Force 05075: Douglas R4D-3 with the United States Navy NC1075M: N60R: N596AR

Dassault Mystere 20 TR-KHA
Dassault Falcon 20D TR-KHA (msn 225), of the Gabonese Government VIP transport unit at London Heathrow Airport. Date: 1970-73

Armee de l Air - Sud-Aviation SE. 121 Caravelle F-RAFG
Armee de l Air (French Air Force) - Sud-Aviation SE.121 Caravelle F-RAFG (msn 141) of Commandement du Transport Aerien Militaire, in use as a VIP Transport for President Charles de Gaulle

United States Navy - Lockheed VC-121J 131623 8
United States Navy - Lockheed VC-121J 131623 (msn 1049B-4124) 8. The Blue Angels aerobatic team support aircraft. Built as a Lockheed R7V-1and re-designated C-121J in 1962

Horder Centre, Crowborough, East Sussex
Mrs Cecilia Bochenek (?-1981), founder of the Horder Centre, greeting Princess Margaret when she came to open the centre on 27 October 1966

Edward, Prince of Wales, in Nairobi, Kenya, East Africa
Edward, Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII), on a visit to Nairobi, Kenya, East Africa. 1928

Queen Elizabeth II visit to Rye, Sussex
Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh visit Rye, Sussex, in December 1966. 1966

Juan and Eva Peron watching a football match
Juan Peron (1895-1974), President of Argentina, and his wife Eva (Maria Eva Duarte de Peron, 1919-1952), at the Racing Club in Buenos Aires to watch football matches between Formosa and Santa Fe

Queen Elizabeth II visiting scouts in Manitoba, Canada
Queen Elizabeth II visiting scouts during a Jamboree at Churchill, Manitoba, Canada, on 10 July 1970. Date: 1970

Owl and robin in evening dress on a Christmas card
Owl and robin in smart evening dress on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1880s

Duke of Kent on a lifeboat at Newlyn harbour, Cornwall
The Duke of Kent in Newlyn harbour, Cornwall, for the naming of the new Penlee lifeboat, the Mabel Alice, on 18 July 1983. 1983

Preparing for Prince of Wales visit to Nairobi, Kenya
Preparing for the Prince of Waless (later King Edward VIII) visit to Nairobi, Kenya, East Africa. 1928

Duke and Duchess of York at Sports Club, Mombasa, Kenya
Duke and Duchess of York (later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth) take tea at the Mombasa Sports Club, Kenya, East Africa. 1924

George VI and Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser, Scapa Flow, WW2
King George VI with Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser (1888-1981) at Scapa Flow, WW2. 1943

Group photo, Grand Masters Palace, Valletta, Malta
Group photo in the Neptune Courtyard of the Grand Masters Palace, Valletta, Malta. The men are mostly officers and VIPs. The statue of Neptune is part of a fountain, erected in 1615. Date: circa 1900

Eva Peron with delegation of teachers and students
Eva Peron (Maria Eva Duarte de Peron, 1919-1952), wife of the Argentinian President, receiving a delegation of teachers and students from the San Francisco School of San Luis, July 1951. Date: 1951

Juan and Eva Peron at Pan American Games
Juan Peron (1895-1974), President of Argentina, and his wife Eva (Maria Eva Duarte de Peron, 1919-1952) at the Pan American Games in Buenos Aires, March 1951

Welcoming the Chief Scout, British Honduras
Scouts in boats on the sea, welcoming the Chief Scout, British Honduras (now Belize), Central America. Date: 1951

Visit of Queen Mother to Gibraltar
Visit of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother to Gibraltar, April 1961. Seen here greeting R Norton, the Scout Commissioner. With her in the car is the local Chief Scout

Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, Dartington Glass Ltd
Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in a group photo with the directors of SN Management at Dartington Glass Ltd. Date: circa 1980s

Scouts at Georgetown (Janjanbureh), Gambia, West Africa
Scouts and cubs of the 1st Georgetown Group at Georgetown (now Janjanbureh), Gambia, West Africa, April 1948. With them are Scout Master A An Jie and visiting ACC, J Sanger-Davies. Date: 1948

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