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31 January 1952 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth watch the take-off of the plane

31 January 1952
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth watch the take-off of the plane after saying goodbye to Princess Elizabeth who, with the Duke of Edinburgh, is off on a Royal tour to Kenya.
Also pictured are Earl and Lady Mountbatten, Sir Miles Thomas (BOAC Chairman), Duchess of Gloucester, Princess Margaret, Lieut-General Sir Frederick Browning and Sir John D'Albiac and Mr. Whitney Straight.
London Airport, England
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East African Reconnaissance Regiment in Burma

Photograph of a soldier from the East African Reconnaissance Regiment, checking a machine-gun, Burma, 1945. The East African Reconnaissance Regiment, part of 11th East African Division, was equipped with armoured cars and light tanks. In this image a soldier checks a Browning machine-gun. His division incorporated battalions of the King?s African Rifles and other forces from Kenya, Uganda, Nyasaland (now Malawi), Somaliland (Somalia) and Tanganyika (Tanzania). The Africans proved extremely hardy and tenacious in several battles, both as combatant soldiers, medical staff, and carriers. One of 12 photographs captioned: East African Reconnaissance Regiment in Burma. From photograph album of 147 photographs, 1944-1945. Associated with Brig M W Briggs and the 11th East African Division and the King's African Rifles, World War Two, Far East (1941-1945). Date: 1945

© The National Army Museum / Mary Evans Picture Library

Mother and baby Masai Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi) just days old

Mother and baby Masai Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi) just days old, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

© James Hager

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