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175 x 125 mm.

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The principal part of the collection is a set of programmes and guides prepared for the different legs of the Royal Tour. These are supplemented by related correspondence and papers compiled by the Royal Empire Society and others. The collection is in English with the exception of one item in English and Arabic.

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195 x 241 mm. Showing the Queen, Prince Philip and Sir Alexander Hood leaving the Sessions House.

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255 x 250 mm. Group photograph. Prince Philip is on the left, the Governor, Raynor Arthur, and his wife are on the right. The man standing beside Prince Philip is unidentified.

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253 x 205 mm. Members of the Guild of Air Pilots and Air Navigators, including Frederick Tymms, with Prince Philip (the Grand Master) and the Lord Mayor.

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A cutting from a magazine or journal containing a photograph of a meeting of the Court of the Guild of Air Pilot and Air Navigators, which includes Prince Philip, the Grand Master. The cutting is undated, but originates from between 1958 and 1962.

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247 x 194 mm. 'Prince Phillip, as the Grand Master of the Guild, accepts the Charter from the Lord Mayor' at Mansion House.

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The caption continues 'He is accompanied by the Governor, Sir John Wooddall, and Captain A.S. Rattray, A.D.C. to the Governor'.

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241 x 194 mm. Showing the Queen and Prince Philip leaving Government House in a horse drawn landau.

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241 x 194 mm. Showing the Queen and Prince Philip waving as they leave the Sessions House in a horse drawn landau.

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Editions of four newspapers containing articles on the Royal Visit.

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255 x 200 mm. A view of Prince Philip and others during his welcoming ceremony in the public square at Nassau. The Governor, Raynor Arthur, is just visible to the left of Philip.

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A three-page memorandum by S.J. Robinson on the Queen's visit, enclosed with a letter to A.J. Whiteway of 30 December 1953. There is also a letter to Robinson from Martin Charteris, 28 December 1953, enclosing a photograph, included in this collection, of the Queen's visit to his home. The letters and memorandum are undated typescript copies.

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241 x 194 mm. A photograph taken inside the Assembly House where various dignitaries and officials are gathered. The Queen and Prince Philip are seated at the head of the room with the Governor, Lieut-General Sir Alexander Hood, while two bewigged officials hand the address to the Queen.

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180 x 130 mm. The typescript caption continues: 'The Duke of Edinburgh inspects a guard of honor from the Worcestershire regiment during four-day visit to the Bahamas. The police band is in attendance during the ceremony on Prince George Wharf in Nassau. -30-.' The caption also reads: 'From: Bahamas News Bureau ... by Bill Seward,' and 'Direction of (to): Hill and Knowlton, Inc.' and gives full address details for both.

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255 x 250 mm. A view of the statue of Christopher Columbus before Government House, with Prince Philip in the background.

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255 x 250 mm. Showing Prince Philip and Raynor Arthur being driven past onlookers with the roof top down.

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A cutting from the 'Miami news' with five photographs of Prince Philip's visit.

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255 x 200 mm. A close view of Prince Philip during his speech. The typescript caption continues: 'Prince Philip speaks to crowd that thronged the public square in Nassau upon his arrival for a four-day visit to the British Bahamas. -30-.' The caption also reads: 'From: Bahamas News Bureau ... by Bill Seward,' and 'Direction of (to): Hill and Knowlton, Inc.' and gives full address details for both.

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255 x 200 mm. The typescript caption continues: 'Prince Philip inspects Guard of Honor from the Worcestershire Regiment in Nassau on occasion of his four-day visit to the Bahama Islands. A Nassau constable stands in the background. -30-.' The caption also reads: 'From: Bahamas News Bureau ... by Bill Seward', and 'Direction of: Hill and Knowlton, Inc.' and gives full address details for both.

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255 x 200 mm. A view of Prince Philip inspecting the Guard of Honor.

Scope and Contents 255 x 200 mm. The typescript caption continues: 'Dignitaries of the British colony of the Bahamas hear Prince Philip reply to official welcome in Nassau. On the Prince's right is Sir Raynor Arthur, the Governor, and to his left in the foreground is Stafford Sands, Chairman of the Development Board.' The caption also reads: 'From: Bahamas News Bureau ... by Bill Seward', and 'Direction of (to): Hill and Knowlton, Inc.' and gives full address details for both. The print itself is stamped...

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The caption continues 'His visit coincided with Bermuda's celebrations of 350 years as a British colony.'

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The caption continues 'Also seen are Lady Woodall (right) and in the background, members of the Royal Commonwealth Society, led by Sir Stanley Spurling (left)'.

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255 x 250 mm. Showing the Governor, Sir Raynor Arthur, and Prince Philip walking as others follow up the stairs behind them. Judging from their attire, they are either on their way to, or coming from, a formal event.