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ITN/5/15/132
Title
The Queen Mother attending a St James's Palace garden party in aid of the British Empire Nurses War Memorial Fund
Date(s)
- 8 July 1947 (Creation)
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1 photograph
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(1955 - present)
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On 4 August 1980, the Queen Mother celebrates her 80th birthday. The Queen Mother has always been famous for her millinery and in this July 1947 library picture she wears a striking toque, in grey felt, decorated all round the high brim with clipped ostrich feathers, finished off with a felt bow on the right side. The occasion was as Queen Elizabeth she attended a St James's Palace garden party in aid of the British Empire Nurses War Memorial Fund
Broadcast Date: 3 April 1980
Agency: Press Association
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Copyright: Press Association