The Two Princes Return from Africa

Map of Africa showing the two different routes taken by the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Gloucester when they cut short their trip to Kenya and central African after receiving news that their father, King George V, was ill. The Prince of Wales, who was in camp in Tanganyika, travelled from Dodoma to Dar-es-Salaam from where he took a boat to Suez. The Duke, who had been shooting on the Zambesi was for some time beyond reach of communication and made his way to Cape Town once he received word hoping to catch a steamer on 7 December for Southampton

Capetown Gloucester Hurrying Oct23 Routes Salaam Suez Tanganyika

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