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1947 ROYAL: Royal family on board HMS Vanguard
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3:04Now PlayingDate: 17th February 1947
Location: Unknown location
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
SLATE INFORMATION: The Royal Journey Aboard H.M.S. Vanguard
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AEROPLANES - BRITISH plane takes off from Carrier Implacable
MISS MARY CHURCHILL Now Mrs Christopher Soames Married at St. Margarets, Westminster to Captain Soames. Seen escorted into Church on her father's arm and after on the arm of the bridegroom.
DECK GAMES King playing deck tennis on the Vanguard
PRINCESS ELIZABETH Queen and Princesses watch King playing deck tennis - taking part in a shooting contest - playing with ship's kittens, Margaret in picture - goes aboard H.M.S. Implacable with king and Queen Princess Margaret
QUEEN ELIZABETH Enters shooting contest on Vanguard - taking photograph of princesses on shooting rags range
GEORGE VI OF ENGLAND Shooting on rifle range on Vanguard - playing deck tennis Visits air-craft carrier Implacable - piped aboard from Royal Barge
HELICOPTER Helicopter taking off from the Vanguard showing Vanguard ploughing through rough seas
IMPLACCABLE (Air craft-carrier). King with Queen and Princesses piped aboard on visit from Vanguard
NAVAL BRITISH Destroyer "St. James" battling through heavy seas to take aboard Vanguard's Mail
NAVAL BRITISH Plane takes off from carrier "Implacable" and Naval ratings passing Their Majestics on Implacable
ROYAL TOURS OF SOUTH AFRICA Vanguard ploughing thro' heavy seas. Later, in sunshine, Royal Family shooting on rifle range, King playing deck Tennis, Making tour of carrier, Implacable, King piped aboard, Princesses with ship's kittens
SHOOTING Princesses and King and Queen using rifles range on the Vanguard
VANGUARD H.M.S. BATTLE Ship. Good on Board shot of ploughing through heavy seas, helicopter taking off, Royal Family shooting on rifle range and the King playing deck tennis
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