MALTA0646 Accession Number: MALTA0646

Description

A group of unidentified Australian servicemen and women watch Australian soldiers take over from from the Grenadier Guards during the changing of the guard outside Buckingham Palace. (This unprecedented event was one of many celebrations marking the coronation of Queen Elizabetth II.) The Australians were members of the Australian Coronation Contingent and of 78 Fighter Wing RAAF, which was in England to take part in the RAF Royal Review air pageant.

Details

Accession Number
MALTA0646
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Film original negative 3x4" safety base
Date Made
c June 1953
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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