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Crowds watch the arrival of the Duke and Duchess of York at the Grand Hotel in The Square, where they stayed overnight. The Duke and Duchess of York visited Palmerston North 3-4 March 1927, as part of their New Zealand tour. The Duke and Duchess of York became King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in 1936.

Identification

Object type
Image
Date
March 3, 1927
Digitisation ID
2008P_O94_A-E_1330
Held In
Coolstore

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Taxonomy

Tags
1920s,
activities and events,
black and white,
grand hotel,
royal tour,
royalty,
Community Tags
historic places trust,

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