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ITN/5/14/219
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Queen Elizabeth in Bahrain
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- 19 February 1979 (Creation)
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1 photograph
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(1955 - present)
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Queen's 1979 Tour of The Gulf: Bahrain: The Grand Old Lady of the Gulf, where oil was discovered in 1930's, greeted the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh when they arrived in the Royal Yacht Britannia from Kuwait on the second stage of their three week tour of the Middle East. Attired in a cool ice blue silk coat the Queen was greeted by the Emir of Bahrain. Picture shows: Wearing elaborate white robes smothered in gold, and carrying a magnificent scimitar, Sheik Isa Bin Sulman Al-Khalifa, Emir of Bahrain, welcomes the Queen who has just received a bouquet of flowers
ITN Reference: ROYAL/ELIZ/
Agency: Central Press Photos
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