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ITN/5/14/288
Title
The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh in Tuvalu
Date(s)
- 26 October 1982 (Creation)
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1 photograph
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(1955 - present)
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Escorted by a flotilla of dugout canoes, the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh are paddled ashore for their visit on Tuesday to the South Pacific islands of Tuvalu (formerly the Ellice Islands). The decorated Royal canoes carry masses of foliage. After landing, the Queen and the Duke were carried in the canoes, shoulders high of burly islanders
Broadcast Date: 28 October 1982
Agency: Press Association
Photographer: Ron Bell
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Copyright: Press Association