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1939 ROYAL: Alterations to HMS Repulse to accommodate King and Queen on voyage to Canada
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1:04Now PlayingDate: 9th January 1939
Location: PORTSMOUTH, ENGLAND
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: BRITISH PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
'Repulse' Prepares for Royal Travellers
ENGLAND: Portsmouth:
General view Repulse in dry dock / sailors cleaning nameplate / alterations on deck / man with acetylene lamp / Captain Spooner & Commander Bateson / marines who are to be Royal Bodyguard / Interior shots Commanders' Cabin altered for Ladies-in-Waiting / men working in room / kitchen being altered / tools on cooker / alterations to King & Queen's dining room / men working on deck pan to bridge / General view Repulse in dry dock.
Navy - Active; Royalty; Great Britain
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