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1947 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth arrive at Darthmouth and perform inspection at the Royal
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0:46Now PlayingDate: 3rd November 1947
Location: Plymouth, England, U.K
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
ENGLAND: Devon: Dartmouth:
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QUEEN ELIZABETH Accompanies King on visit to the West Country. Receives bouquet at St. Austell. Both inspect working of a China Clay pit. Follow on to Plymouth. Following day at Dartmouth where King inspected cadets of Royal Naval College and tool march-past
GEORGE VI Then on to Plymouth. Makes speech to people of the City. Following day at Dartmouth Royal Naval College Arrives in Dartmouth by Royal Naval Barge. Makes inspection of College and takes the march-past
PLYMOUTH King and Queen makes visit to City. King makes a speech to the city in which he stresses that Reconstruction is the Keynote of the future
ROYAL NAVAL COLLEGE "Dartmouth" Shots of King and Queen inspecting the College. Taking the march-past etc
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