Prince Henry Duke of Gloucester - Garter Ceremony - Hirohito
Prince Henry Duke of Gloucester and the Garter Mission in Japan to bestow upon Emperor Showa (Hirohito) (1901-1989) the Stranger Knight of the Order of the Garter (KG); conferred in 1929, revoked in 1941, restored in 1971. The Duke and the Earl of Airlie inspects the two sides before a football match between the crew of his ship (the HMS Suffolk) and Kwanto at the Meiji Stadium, Tokyo
Picture No
13565339
Media ID
45736863
Size
5293px x 3453px
(2.0MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection
Source
Unattributed Japanese postcard (2/4)
Date
1929
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