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The life and times of the Duke of Windsor

A series of pictures depicting the life and times of the Duke of Windsor. The Duke, who is the eldest son of his late Majesty King George V, was born 23 June 1894. He ascended the throne as King Edward VIII in January 1936 and abdicated in December 1936. Six months later her married Mrs Wallis Warfield (formerly Simpson). The Duke now lives in France. Photo shows The Duke of Windsor walking through the streets of Porth During a visit to the Rhondda Valley, South Wales, in 1932

Broadcast Date: June 1972

Agency: Central Press Photos

The Madame Tussaud's waxwork of Prince Andrew

This Madame Tussaud's wax portrait of His Royal Highness Prince Andrew joined Royal Family group in the Grand Hall at the London waxworks exhibition today. It is by Madame Tussaud's sculptor Judith Craig, is from a sitting at Buckingham Palace at the end of last year. It wears naval uniform of sub-lieutenant. Decorations include the KCVO neck order, Falklands campaign medal with rosette for active service and the Queen's Silver Jubilee medal

Agency: Press Association

The official Royal Wedding cake

Chatham. The official Royal Wedding cake, standing 5 feet high and weighing 255 pounds, made by the Royal Navy's Cookery School, HMS Pembroke at Chatham. It is due for delivery to Buckingham Palace, London. All the work has been the responsibility of Lieutenant Fred Motley, Royal Navy (52, right), from Ingoldsby, near Grantham, Lincolnshire, the Cookery Training Officer in HMS Pembroke and with him in this picture, (l to r), Chief Petty Officer Cook Dave Avery (37) (cake designer) from Gillingham, Kent; Petty Officer Cook David Scott (37) (cake designer) also from Gillingham and Fleet Chief Petty Officer Cook Ken Fraser (49), from Cowplain, Hampshire, also a cake designer

Agency: Press Association

The Poet and The Painter Exhibition

Held at Francis Close Hall 9 - 18 October 2009 and featuring the work of Anthony Richards and Magnus Park

Includes invitation to the exhibition; photocopy of the visitors' book; exhibition catalogue; flyers; Magnus Park business cards and biography; acknowledgement poster; examples of artwork; posters advertising the exhibition

The Prince of Wales in a 'blackbird' aicraft

Suffolk. Britain's flying Prince, Charles, the Prince of Wales, went to the Royal Air Force airbase Mildenhall on Monday and looked over many United States Air Force [USAF] aircraft, but the most interesting seemed to be the SR-71 Lockheed 'Blackbird' strategic reconnaissance aircraft. Watched by its crew, Lieutenant Colonel Lenard Shelteon (left) and Major Russell Szcepanik, the Prince sat in the cockpit of the Mach 3 (over 2000 mph) twin jet 'spy' plane, that can fly at over 80,000 feet. The plane can survey 60,000 square miles of the earth's surface in one hour while on patrol at speeds faster than a speeding bullet

Agency: BIPNA

The Prince of Wales in Panama

Death of the Duke of Windsor. The Duke of Windsor died on Sunday at his home in Paris. Photo shows the Duke of Windsor, then Prince of Wales, was taken in 1931, in Panama, on the way to Buenos Aries to open the British Empire Exposition. With him, left, was his younger brother, Prince George, later Duke of Kent, who was killed during the war

Agency: Keystone Press Agency Limited

The Princess Royal

Princess Royal. The last Princess Royal, Princess Mary, King George V's only daughter, who died in March 1965. Buckingham Palace announced yesterday that Princess Anne is to be given the title "Princess Royal", a courtesy title which goes only to the eldest daughter of the sovereign as a mark of esteem

Agency: Press Association

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