The Royal Visit to Queenstown, 1947

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The Royal Visit to Queenstown, 1947

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The Royal Visit to Queenstown

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It was decided that the visit would be in the form of a train journey throughout the country, with one hour stops in most of South Africa's main cities, as well as many of its country towns... A special White Train with all its luxury trappings was built and a crew of drivers, royal aides and security selected...
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