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| Picture No | 10507758 |
| Date | 3 May 1951 |
| Description | George VI opening Festival of Britain, St Paul's Cathedral |
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King George VI opening the Festival of Britain from the steps of St Paul's Cathedral, City of London, at noon on Thursday 3 May 1951. On the steps on the left can be seen his wife Queen Elizabeth, his daughter Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh, his second daughter Princess Margaret, and his mother Queen Mary. Among the politicians on the right are Winston Churchill, Herbert Morrison, Anthony Eden and Clement Attlee.
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| Source | Photograph in The Illustrated London News, Festival of Britain supplement, 12 May 1951, p733 |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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