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Antique Royal Tour Nigeria Photos Prince Henry Duke Gloucester Princess Alice

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Antique Royal Tour Nigeria Photos Prince Henry Duke Gloucester Princess Alice

£95.00

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Bibelotslondon Ltd is a UK registered company based in London Bridge dealing in ephemera and curiosities from Britain and around the world. Our diverse inventory is carefully chosen and constantly evolving. We work very hard to offer the highest quality works at competitive prices. Our inventory is listed online, and we strive to keep our website completely up to date, so our customers can easily check availability. We believe in offering clients items that are unique and rare for aficionados of the antique and collector's world. Bibelot is a late nineteenth century word derived from the French word bel ‘beautiful’, meaning a small item of beauty, curiosity or interest. The word ephemera is derived from the sixteenth century Greek word ephmera meaning a printed or hand written paper not meant to be retained for a long period of time.

Fine antique archive of 38 original photos relating to the 1959 royal visit of Prince Henry Duke of Gloucester and his wife Princess Alice to the Federation of Nigeria. The photos record their arrival, formal receptions, meetings with Nigerian rulers and officials, inspections of guards of honour, ceremonial processions, and interiors of the Western Region Parliament buildings in Ibadan. The larger prints are stamped on the reverse 'Photograph by Western Nigeria Information Service - Crown Copyright' . From the collection of Major Michael Charles Babington Hawkins (1914-1977), and his wife Virginia nee Heath, he was ADC to Prince Henry Duke of Gloucester. 

Largest Size: 16 x 21 cm approx

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Royal: Elizabeth II (1952-2022)

To Commemorate: Royal Tour

Type: Photos

Royalty: Nigeria

Year: 1959

Manufacturer: Royal Household

Features: Antique

Country of Origin: United Kingdom

Vintage: Yes

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