Visit by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth

Visit by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth

Photograph 1 is of the King standing to the left and the Queen leaving her car. Photograph 2 is of the King and Queen leaving the Officers' Mess. Photograph 3 is of the King and Queen talking to airmen. Photograph 4 is of the King shaking the hand of an airman. Photograph 5 is of the Queen talking to airmen. Photograph 6 is of the King and Queen leaving the Officers' Mess Photograph 7 is of the Queen. Photograph 8 is of the Queen and Free French officers, behind is the wing of a B-25 with invasion stripes. Photograph 9 is of the King and Queen. Photograph 10 and 11 are of the Queen talking to airmen. Photograph 12 and 13 are of the Queen talking to airwomen. Photograph 14 is of the Queen smiling at the camera with an airmen in front. Captioned 'R.A.F. Hartford Bridge, 14th July 1944, King George VI & Queen Elizabeth'.

1944-07-14

14 b/w photographs on two album pages

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