Invitation - State Reception, Queen Elizabeth II & The Duke of Edinburgh, Melbourne, 8 Mar 1954, Invitation issued to Mr G Scholes to attend an evening State Reception for HM Queen Elizabeth II and HRH the Duke of Edinburgh at the Exhibition Buildings on Monday 8 March 1954. Princess Elizabeth was en route to Australia in 1952 when she heard news that her father, King George VI, had died. Her trip was curtailed, but when she made it to Australia two years later she was now Queen Elizabeth


Invitation - State Reception, Queen Elizabeth II & The Duke of Edinburgh, Melbourne, 8 Mar 1954, Invitation issued to Mr G Scholes to attend an evening State Reception for HM Queen Elizabeth II and HRH the Duke of Edinburgh at the Exhibition Buildings on Monday 8 March 1954. Princess Elizabeth was en route to Australia in 1952 when she heard news that her father, King George VI, had died. Her trip was curtailed, but when she made it to Australia two years later she was now Queen Elizabeth


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