My recollection is that some black outfit was sent out from London to meet her at a break in the journey home.
--Previous Message-- : I have seen a recapitulation of those dramatic : days and it seems Queen Elizabeth actually : had no black items in her garderobe on the : way back from Kenya to the United Kingdom. : : Apparently the Queen wore a darkblue coat : with a white accent, I believe a loan from : one of the ladies of the Embassy (or a : spouse from one of the Embassy staff : members, somewhere in that direction). : : When the Queen arrived in London, first : someone entered the airplane with a black : coat and then the Queen left the plane : dressed perfectly in black. There was a : picture of the Queen boarding the BOAC plane : and leaving it and the difference was : obvious. : : : : :