This affectionate official souvenir has been looked after. Canada too sent food parcels to Britain. At Baragwanath a red carpet was laid out and some rare photos from the Arnott collection show the informality and delight of those who were honoured. Let us know what is happening in your town or city. Larger centres must have put on more substantial receptions and banquets – a day in Bloemfontein, East London, Port Elizabeth. They were modest, lovable, so anxious to please, so eagerly pleased, that it was almost painful to watch them doing their duty, and another duty, and still another duty, and a further duty, and anything anyone considered a duty - more, indeed, than was necessary for duty. Prince William and his wife Kate, as Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and their two children, made a one week, intensely packed tour of Canada in September 2016. Queen Mother and Princess Margaret come home from visit to Southern Rhodesia. BOAC Comet arrives. Princess Margaret (Vanessa Kirby) and Group Captain Peter Townsend (Ben Miles) ask the Queen's permission to marry, but Tommy Lascelles (Pip Torrens) and the Queen Mother (Victoria Hamilton)Queen Mother are against it. Royal Family with the crew of the HMS Vanguard via collectingkgvi.wordpress com.png. Most white English South Africans were royalists, almost by birth if not by political conviction. In 1947 there was an aura of post war patriotic fervour. An additional reason could have been possibly to strengthen or maybe invent a South African national identity. In 1947 South Africa still had General Jan Smuts as Prime Minister and the country was a dominion within the British empire having made its contribution to that empire on the side of Britain and her allies in the Second World War. The Royal Family and the Crew of the Vanguard. Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother with Princess Margaret Rose arriving at London Airport after a trip to Southern Rhodesia . 18-feb-2018 - Retrin descrubrió este Pin. Does anyone have a copy of 'In Memoriam: Roll of Honour Imperial Forces Anglo-Boer War 1899' by Steve Watt? She’s young! I have been aware that, subject to my renouncing my rights of succession, it might have been possible for me to contract a civil marriage. Please do not use these photos without permission from the copyright holder. When it came out, it was the Abdication Crisis all over again: could a royal marry someone who was divorced? The King on the other hand dressed for the occasion whether in uniform, business suit, robes of state or nifty knee length shorts for the safari moments. Thousands flocked to the railway stations along the route for the brief whistlestop halts; these were the speedy moments for local dignitaries  and guards of honour to be presented to royalty or to  stand to attention for inspection. When the Queen tries to convince Margaret, he sister says, "If i do this for you, will you promise me that this banishment wont start until after our trip to Rhodesia… There were 480 guests at the farewell State luncheon at the City Hall. RAF Group Captain Peter Townsend pictured in Brussels in 1955. But at the time it was seen as an opportunity to express good will and gratitude for the South African contribution to the Allied effort in the Second World War. Queen Elizabeth in support of reconciliation and the new government visited South Africa only again in 1995 (19-25 March), when she was met by 50 people at the airport and then made a short helicopter flip to Simons Town to spend a night on the royal yacht, Britannia. Game reserves came  high on the agenda. Souvenir book on the Royal Tour of Rhodesia A souvenir of the Royal Visit to Southern Rhodesia in April 1947. The Royal family visited the Turfontein Race Course to see the running of the Kings Cup. 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There’s an interesting article by Sarah Gertrude Millin (The Spectator, 19th June 1947). Like her uncle before her, she faced a choice: love or duty? She is currently working on a couple of projects on Johannesburg architects and is researching South African architects, war cemeteries and memorials. Souvenir book on the Royal Tour of Rhodesia A souvenir of the Royal Visit to Southern Rhodesia in April 1947. Get your gears turning with hundreds of puzzles, with new ones added each week - and enjoy a seven day free trial! These were called the Great Floods of 1947 and the flooding of the Thames was the worst 20th Century flood of the River Thames. It is thought that Smuts’ closeness to the establishment during and after the Second World War was very much a factor in his electoral defeat just over a year later in May 1948, when the United Party was defeated by Malan and the Afrikaner Nationalists rose to power ushering in the long dark years of apartheid. She has generously passed the plaque on to the Johannesburg Heritage Foundation for preservation. Fireworks and bonfires blazed from the golden mine dumps and lit the almost lunar landscape of Johannesburg. … However, in this case it is a real-life love story, and we already know how it ends: unhappily. They had two children together, Viscount Linley and Lady Sarah Chatto. As President of… The Royal Family did not cut short their South African sojourn but flood relief for Britain was a popular charity in South Africa. For her it was a momentous year; a year of the great South African adventure, coming of age, then her engagement followed by marriage to Prince Philip. READERS: Before reading this post, please read Parts One and Two of Princess Margaret's Trip to America, 1979. Malan was already airing his views about “apartheid” (a word not yet in the dictionary), but while some political leaders boycotted and made their disapproval known, royal charm, official pomp and circumstance and warm South African hospitality meant that the tour was a triumph for fashion, memory making, personal good will and harmony. Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, CI, GCVO, CD (Margaret Rose; 21 August 1930 – 9 February 2002) was the younger daughter of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, and the only sibling of Queen Elizabeth II.. She spent much of her childhood with her parents and sister. Visit to the Kimberley Diamond Mines – 18th April Friday. The Economist article pontificated then as much as it does today, warning that a move towards the nationalists (it was already seen that the election could be won by Malan) could sacrifice South Africa’s international stature and status. So, what next for the star-crossed lovers? Her first foreign tour was before her accession when she accompanied her parents to the countries of Southern Africa in 1947. If you would like to post a comment and need instructions click here. Poor Margaret. Margaret biographer Craig Brown stated that, according to a National Trust curator, Townsend requested the bedroom next to hers during a trip to Belfast in October 1947. By 1979, backstage conditions at the 120-year-old building had become "rather grotty" said the Princess' 30-year-old nephew, Prince Charles, and terribly cramped.… The Economist in an article in May of 1947, reflecting on the significance of the Royal Visit in the context of “a divided  dominion” and the political as they saw it of the three big racial divides. I have reached this decision entirely alone, and in doing so I have been strengthened by the unfailing support and devotion of Group Captain Townsend.”, In his autobiography, Time and Chance, Group Captain Townsend wrote: “I simply hadn’t the weight, I knew it, to counterbalance all she would have lost.”, Princess Margaret pictured on 17 October 1955. Royalty was a particularly British institution and while there was ready resonance with the English speaking component of  South Africa’s population, did royalty have the same meaning for Afrikaners, black Africans or South African Indians? By entering your details, you are agreeing to Radio Times privacy policy. Cut to Rhodesia, known today as Zimbabwe. Gerald Smith in a report  for the Adelaide Advertiser 3rd April 1947 (an Australian digitized newspaper found on line)  - tells us of the anticipated visit of the Royal Family to Crown Mines on the 5th - and I was amused that the entire report was written in advance of the actual descent down the Crown Mines shaft to 8500 feet. It sweetened the atmosphere of South Africa. The Royal party arrived in Cape Town by battleship cruiser, the HMS Vanguard in Cape Town on February 17th. At Standerton there was an open air banquet and a display of Volkspiele dancing (they were there from 12h45 to 15h30!). The King of England was quite simply opening the South African Parliament in his capacity as the King of South Africa. It was only a 6 day speedy tour of the main centres. 1953 Queen Mother and Princess Margaret This Royal Tour was specifically scheduled to open the Rhodes Centenary Exhibition in Bulawayo, as well as the unveiling of the Fairbridge Memorial. The Rhodesian Study Circle is a philatelic website for the areas of Rhodesia, Northern Rhodesia, Southern Rhodesia, British Central Africa and Nyasaland, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Among the Afikaner Nationalists, republicanism was also in the air. “But mindful of the Church’s teachings that Christian marriage is indissoluble, and conscious of my duty to the Commonwealth, I have resolved to put these considerations before others. The Union government’s 21st birthday gift to Princess Elizabeth were 87 more diamonds suitable for setting in a necklace – 21 major stones  totalling  71.31carats. She … She trained as an economic historian. Margaret did indeed find out about her lover’s exile to the British Embassy in Brussels while on a tour of Rhodesia – the trip on which he had been … It has somegeneral user and storage wear about the edges and the spine. The Hotel’s landing stage was renamed in honour of the visit, becoming known as the King’s Landing Stage and Boat House. They wore light colours, pastel shades, beautiful hats (the Queen's were often adorned with those floating ostrich feathers from Oudshoorn) long white gloves, stylist forties peep toe shoes, neat handbags and of course magnificent jewellery. Princess Margaret and the Queen Mother really did visit the country in the summer of 1953, leaving on June 30. There was an election looming in 1948 and with hindsight, perhaps that Royal Visit was not such a smart political move. In 1947 South Africa had two official languages, English and Afrikaans. The nationalists had very different ideas about social order, race and hierarchy and hence the coming of the apartheid state. Plus the dreaded paparazzi look for the unguarded moments. Below is an impressive photo of the Royal Family with the crew. Tours of the British … It is interesting that Millin puts her finger on the personal appearance of the couple; that they were affable, modest, pleasing and easily pleased, carrying out their duties with dedication and commitment. This discovery has led me to delve into records of the 1947 Royal Visit. Princess Margaret and the Queen Mother really did visit the country in the summer of 1953, leaving on June 30. It seems far more informal though hardly more relaxed than back in 1947. South Africa’s Coat of Arms in 1947 reflecting the four provinces: Cape, Natal, Orange Free State and the Transvaal. The Royal Tour of South Africa was  the first post war peace time celebration of empire and an African perambulation. What was Smuts thinking? This year, as the reigning Queen Elizabeth, she celebrated her 90th birthday. Click here for details on how to donate. The glamour factor was there too; the queen and her daughters must have required an entire train coach to convey their wardrobe. ® 50/50 Add-On and Cash Calendar are registered trademarks. Her mother, who had a long innings as the Queen Mother, lived to the grand old age of 101 and died in 2002 as did Princess Margaret, but she was 71. Margaret did indeed find out about her lover’s exile to the British Embassy in Brussels while on a tour of Rhodesia – the trip on which he had been meant to accompany her. Cut to Rhodesia, known today as Zimbabwe. Another island was also named after Princess Margaret. Sign in to manage your newsletter preferences. It was all so consciously but rather low key in stylish demeanour; the late forties fashion signalled a Britain coming out of war time austerity with dress designers such as Norman Hartnell (who designed the Queen’s Wedding dress later the same year) making do and being inventive. Was Margaret’s U.S. trip considered a success? Because it’s time for Margaret’s life to get a little crappy. The highest-wattage event of the trip, however, according to the PBS documentary Margaret: The Rebel Princess, was a dinner party hosted by Sharman Douglas at the Bistro Restaurant in Beverly Hills. We can argue that hereditary kingship was an essential glue that held the British Commonwealth and empire together. Click here for details on how to contribute. It is time for a reappreciation. Margaret knew Townsend wouldn't be there when she returned, and according to the Shawcross bio of the Queen Mum, the press reported that Margaret was "unsmiling and sullen" during the trip. The British Cabinet said they would refuse to approve the marriage, Winston Churchill hated the thought, and the newspapers – initially, at least – were against the “unthinkable” event. Margaret knew Townsend wouldn't be there when she returned, and according to the Shawcross bio of the Queen Mum, the press reported that Margaret was "unsmiling and sullen" during the trip. A newspaper gets wind of the story, and starts publishing articles about the relationship. Flickr photos, groups, and tags related to the "southernrhodesia" Flickr tag. The cover is secure and assured. In 1947 the Royal Family (King George VI, his wife Queen Elizabeth and his two daughters, Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret) undertook a leisurely three month journey (February to April) through their Southern African dominions (South Africa itself, Southern Rhodesia, Swaziland, Basutoland and the Bechuanaland Protectorate). The Princesses and Queen were given diamonds in Kimberley, all presumably added to their personal collection and not the state crown jewels. She’s deliriously in love with Peter, and totally looking forward to this trip to Rhodesia she’s bringing him along on. Standerton Programme - Royal Visit 1947.png. It was well over a million, black, white, and khaki.” By all accounts it was a  marvellous three months for the Royal Family, and the occasion was forever remembered by those who met them. In 1965, Princess Margaret embarked on a three-week trip to the United States for a historic royal tour. Kick off time, live stream and latest team news, Peaky Blinders star Helen McCrory dies, aged 52. The paparazzi had not yet come of age but official photographers, newsreel cameramen and journalists did dutiful duty. The current owner of the house does not know how the plaque came to be in the cellar of her home. By then, the affair was already in full swing. It must have been a hugely expensive project and a logistical nightmare. Principally it showed the physical possibility of a closer Union between the Dominions and England and one another. It strikes one as somewhat excessive and extravagant that nearly 2000 naval personnel were required to care for the four royals. As for Group Captain Townsend, he also remarried. How did it then happen that Saturday, 5th April saw the Royal family in Johannesburg for a programme that included a visit to the Crown Mines (photographs show them wearing hard hats and protective waterproof coats for the underground descent), a visit to Baragwanath Military Hospital and the conferring of awards to various World War Two military heroes. Get the free guide written by Paul Lewis. The Royal Family and crew on board HMS Vanguard Surprisingly and with open generosity South Africans collected funds for British flood relief. The present Queen’s reign of over 60 years has been feted and celebrated, though such has been the change in political structures and climate that the diamond jubilee and the 90th birthday hardly mattered in South Africa. Her sister Princess Margaret played second fiddle, though she was often seen as the prettier, more fun loving daughter. Kathy Munro is an Honorary Associate Professor in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of the Witwatersrand. It was a well recorded visit with everyone armed with Brownie Box cameras lining the city streets to catch a glimpse of imperial grandeur. Thabo Mbeki was the President. It is interesting that Indian South African political opinion was split and the Natal Indian Congress boycotted the Royal visit in the context of discrimination against “Asiatics” at that date. GV Rhodesian countryside. South Africa was a self-governing dominion but the King was the constitutional head of South Africa and one task was to open the 1947 session of the Union Parliament shortly after his arrival in Cape Town. Thanks! There was a visit to the Benoni Town Hall, the Krugerdorp Town Hall and a garden party in Pretoria. In turn too, the King carried a camera to photograph the game of the Kruger Park and whatever other moments took his eye. Back in 1947 we were not an underdeveloped country but had the sources to send gifts and donations to struggling Britain. Disclaimer: Any views expressed by individuals and organisations are their own and do not in any way represent the views of The Heritage Portal. There was an agonising wait while Margaret tried to decide what to do, and then finally – after two years – she issued a statement. LV Fairbridge memorial statue about to be unveiled. He later remarried to Lucy Lindsay-Hogg. The past is indeed another country. Queen Elizabeth II became Head of the Commonwealth upon the death of her father, King George VI, on 6 February 1952. Churchill arranged for Townsend to be posted to Brussels, at least until Margaret got to 25 and could marry without the Queen’s consent. Prime Minister Smuts took huge pride and pleasure being the gallant personal host of the Royal Family. It was not a happy match, and eventually ended in divorce, which was finalised in 1978. Princess Margaret was in America. The queen addressed the new Parliament, following the 1994 all race election with universal franchise. The JHF has arranged for the professional restoration of the plaque by two of its members; it has been rebuffed and black enamel lettering repainted. Princess Margaret with her husband Antony Armstrong-Jones in the happy early days, 1960. Townsend said that his love for Margaret began in August 1951, when the princess woke him from a nap after a … Kathy is a member of the online book community the Library thing and recommends this cataloging website and worldwide network as a book lover's haven. A study of that Royal visit offers some insights into the politics of the day, social customs and history. She’s a princess! Princess Margaret’s diamonds included a 4 ½ carat blue-white from De Beers. The reactions of the Cabinet, the way it divided and scandalised the press: all this comes directly from real life. * World’s Biggest 50/50 in home lotteries. The Royal Family at Doornkloof in 1947, visiting Ouma Smuts. Posted on June 8, 2014 by Simon Thompson Southern Rhodesia 1947 – Royal Visit Another royal visit commemorated in this post, the issue by Southern Rhodesia in 1947 to mark the visit of King George VI, Queen Elizabeth and the two princesses, Elizabeth and Margaret (SG.62 and SG.63). She has visited all member states except Cameroon and Rwanda. und Königin Elisabeth. Hopes ran high for Princess Margaret of Great Britain's October 1979 fundraising tour in America. Queen Elizabeth is still queen of the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and some 12 island nations but many of the former British empire dominions have seized independence. Lord Snowdon died on 13th January 2017. It was a marathon endurance test in cheerful and gracious encounters with their African subjects; these were the moments of welcome, homage and delight. British Pathé Selected Originals - Royal Rhodesian Visit AKA Queen Mother In Rhodesia (1953) Her decision not to marry Captain Townsend was announced on 31 October. The trip involved 10 000 miles of travel including 4920 miles by rail … That may forever remain between Elizabeth and the late Princess Margaret – but The Crown writer Peter Morgan’s portrayal is a believable interpretation of what might have been said behind closed doors. Pathe news reported on the Royal Visit and today you can find these adoring, patriotic news reels on You Tube. The Vanguard was the pride of the Royal Navy, it was the largest, fastest, newest battleship of its day, built during World War II but only commissioned after the war. She is an enthusiastic book person and has built her own somewhat eclectic book collection over 40 years. Here is a strange addendum to my zoom in on the 1947 visit. What really went on between the Windsor sisters? She is a member of the Board of the Johannesburg Heritage Foundation and is a docent at the Wits Arts Museum. His departure was scheduled so he would be gone by the time Margaret returned from a tour of Rhodesia. Princess Elizabeth inspecting graded diamonds. During the tour she had her first solo public engagement, the opening of the Princess Elizabeth graving dock in East London. Gandhi in India supported the position. Margaret did indeed find out about her lover’s exile to the British Embassy in Brussels while on a tour of Rhodesia – the trip on which he had been meant to accompany her. Carnarvon: not rock engravings but tree engravings! At the time Princess Margaret and the Queen Mother were on a tour of Rhodesia; when Margaret returned, Townsend had gone. In 1947 the Royal Family (King George VI, his wife Queen Elizabeth and his two daughters, Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret) undertook a leisurely three month journey (February to April) through their Southern African dominions (South Africa itself, Southern Rhodesia, Swaziland, Basutoland and the Bechuanaland Protectorate). The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation | Charitable Registration: #88900 7597 RR0001. In 1999 the Queen returned to South Africa for the 16th Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting that took place in Durban. During his Belgium posting he met a local, 20-year-old Marie-Luce Jamagne, and tied the knot with her in 1959. Margaret was inclined to accept, but it was not that simple: under the Royal Marriages Act 1772, as an under-25-year-old she would need the monarch’s consent to the match. Sieh dir an, was Italino Patrizio (ipatrizio) auf Pinterest, der weltweit größten Sammlung von Ideen, entdeckt hat. She’s pretty! If for any reason none appear click here for some troubleshooting tips. The Thelma Gutsche book A Very Smart Medal also shows the visit of the Royal Family to the Rand Easter Show, and there is also footage on a Pathe news clip. This was the arrangement between 1938 and 1957 when Die Stem became the sole national anthem until 1994. I very much doubt that we would today go to the trouble of erecting an expensive brass commemorative plaque recording  a royal visit. During his visit to Johannesburg (the largest city in the Union), despite being of short duration, the Royal Family “saw more people in one day - and more saw them - than on any day of the tour. The brass plaque Sports Club visit reminds us that there were the large and the small occasions and events. 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Margaret and Townsend, who'd stayed in touch … The Old Court House - A Link with Early Durban, Ravi Lalla - pillar to post to prosperity in Jeppestown, Help get this book on Marco Zanuso Architecture in South Africa published, Tour of Historical Onderberg - 24 April 2021, Dean Allen Matjiesfontein Tours - 20 or 25 April 2021. There were all the many photo moments and there must be thousands of photographs of the entire vist. The trip involved 10 000 miles of travel including 4920 miles by rail (though the family flew to Rhodesia). The Princess explained: “I would like it to be known that I have decided not to marry Group Captain Peter Townsend. The Natal National Park gave them a welcome weekend break and thereafter the Park became the Royal Natal National Park; today the hotel stands in ruins but it used to show off its royal suite and I can remember in the 1970s thinking we had moved into the upper classes to be allocated the royal bedroom (it was actually quite ordinary and hospitable in a homely way, having once been a hostel for hikers). Prince Charles and Princess Anne join with Princess Margaret in a farewell wave to the Queen Mother, who was leaving for a trip to Rhodesia and Nyasaland. What of this Royal Visit? There was more Volkspiele dancing in Pietersburg. Who better to make that transition than a modest second son king with a stammer and his slightly plump but feisty Scottish queen. On this 1947 visit it carried a staff complement (officers and crew) of 1 975 men. The Group Captain Townsend is asked to accompany the Queen to Belfast while Margaret travels to Rhodesia with a promise that the couple would be allowed some time together before Townsend … Could homage to King and Queen that symbolised those ties in wartime, not be extended into the peace time era. That gesture was enough to break the biggest royal scandal since the Abdication Crisis. The Royals in South Africa were given the most royal red carpet welcomes. It also had two official national anthems, one was God Save the King while the other was Die Stem (written by the poet C. J. Langenhoven in 1918 and was set to music by the Reverend Marthinus Lourens de Villiers in 1921). Small girls curtseyed and presented bouquets of flowers (or in the case of Mary Oppenheimer a gift of diamonds from Kimberley was given).

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