Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth undertook a six-month tour of the commonwealth from November 1953 to May 1954, following the monarch’s coronation.
Colour documentary - Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip touring Commonwealth countries. Princess Elizabeth was in Kenya when she received news of her father’s death on 6 February 1952 and returned to Britain. I had recently been in the Royal Navy detatchment which marched through London at the Queen’s coronation, before that I was on board HMS Liverpool in the Mediterranean where the Princess Elizabeth visited frequently to be with Prince Philip and she always came aboard Liverpool for Church services with her sister Princess Margaret.My Dad, John Marks, was in the Med at that time and Chaplain on the Liverpool. Y3091E/179 The Queen receiving a bouquet of flowers from a Fijian princess, Suva, © Royal Commonwealth SocietyHer Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee offers an excellent opportunity to celebrate her devoted service as Head of the Commonwealth, as reflected in the Royal Commonwealth Society Collections at Cambridge University Library.
The yacht travelled for more than a million miles on Royal and official duties over 44 years before it was decommissioned in December 1997. Out-takes and rushes for story "Queen in Malta" 54/35. A Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarship is a unique opportunity to study for a 2 years Master’s degree in low or … The Queen's farewell to Australia: A low key visit to the small Coco's Islands of Northern Australia.ROYAL JOURNEY - CLOSING EVENTS OF THE TOUR:Opening of the Owen Falls DamVarious shots of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip on their tour of New Zealand. Within five months of her coronation in June 1953, however, she set out upon the most ambitious Royal Tour yet seen, flying to Bermuda and, thence to Jamaica, boarding S.S. ‘Gothic’ which was to be her base for the remainder of the tour. Y3011E/49 Camel troop parading for the Queen and Prince Philip, AdenThe Royal Commonwealth Society and its local branches were closely involved in the organisation of the Royal Tour, and its library preserves a fascinating collection of photographs, invitations, programmes and other souvenir items documenting its many events. Royal Tour Begins (1953) Queen and Duke of Edinburgh leave London Airport for Bermuda on their Commonwealth tour. queen elizabeth commonwealth tour 1953. Technicolor.Colour shots of Prince Charles and Prince Philip playing polo in Jamaica.S.S. If you’re wondering why the gown was on the high seas, the Queen decided to take her dress on her six-month Commonwealth tour from November 1953 to May 1954.
To view on-line catalogues of the archives please see: I was on board HMS Sheffield which escorted SS Gothic half way across the Pacific from Jamaica where we handed over escort duties to a RNZN Cruiser. I would be grateful for any recollections, photos or contacts to follow up.The RCS has a large collection of ephemera relating to the Royal Tour, RCMS 320, which you would be very welcome to consult, Can I suggest a DVD of this important tour be made which has never been equalled. IT IS difficult to imagine now but in 1953 when the newly crowned Queen embarked on the longest Commonwealth tour ever undertaken by a monarch there were concerns about the … ... Queen Elizabeth played prank on … precautions/ Queen and Duke wave goodbye from deck of "Gothic " ship)The Queen plants commemorative oak tree in a Coronation grove at Windsor Park. Selected Originals - Tonga Greets The Queen (1953) Footage of the Royal Tour of Tonga and New Zealand. The Queen’s former lady-in-waiting, Lady Pamela Hicks, just revealed how the monarch’s Coronation gown had an entire cabin to itself on board Royal Yacht Britannia. The tour was the first undertaken by the Royal Yacht Britannia, which the Queen had launched herself in 1953. Queen Elizabeth II's reign commenced with her longest ever tour of Commonwealth nations. Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, tour New Zealand and we see various customs and traditions along the way.