Cancelled Royal Visit: Adelaide Commemorative Trio, 1949
A King George VI, Queen Elizabeth and Princess Margaret Royal visit to Adelaide, Australia commemorative trio, 1949, for the people in late 1940s South Australia, a Royal visit was to be a memorial of victory in World War II. King George VI was scheduled to visit Australia in 1949 with his wife Queen Elizabeth and daughter Princess Margaret. The visit, which was to take in many of the smaller cities and communities around the nation, was to be a sort of tour of thanks for the loyal efforts of the Australian troops. Programs were printed, souvenir ware was made but the King fell ill and the tour was cancelled.
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- George Vi - George VI (1895 – 1952) was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 1936 until his death in 1952. He was the last Emperor of India, and the first Head of the Commonwealth. he was the father of Queen Elizabeth II.
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- Queen Elizabeth II - memorabilia 141
