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Posted by LittleMo
on July 23, 2012, 2:54 am, in reply to "Hints"
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Oh there's hours of happy browsing here, many thanks Nellie.
A few of the pics are a bit fuzzy - is it because they are old, or do they do that to make us buy them ? 
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: If you leave Queen Elizabeth II in the
: Search box and add one capital city at a
: time, that produces some good results:
: Adelaide Melbourne Hobart Perth Brisbane
: Sydney Canberra Darwin
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: If you use only Queen Elizabeth you will get
: the Queen Mother as well, who visited many
: times.
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: You can also try Princess Margaret Princess
: Marina Princess Alexandra etc
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: It was a major event lasting six months.
: Perhaps Hartnell was responsible for most
: gowns. I don't recall.
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: It seems the planners were trying to bring
: as much majesty as possible to the rest of
: the Commonwealth who could not be present
: for the celebrations of the Coronation in
: London.
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: Here’s a link for 52 images in our national
: library collection “Trove” which is an
: astonishing resource.
: Just play with the Search field to get more.
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: http://trove.nla.gov.au/picture/result?q=queen+elizabeth+II+evening&l-availability=y
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: A big thank you Nellie for the work in
: finding these stunning photos and sharing.
: To me, the Queen was at her most glittering
: on the 1954 tour, the likes of which we
: haven't really seen since. Don't get me
: wrong, HM is always gorgeous on formal
: occasions, but the gowns and jewels on the
: early tour were magnificently over the top.
: I mean that as a genuine compliment.
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