A State Visit in May; 1967; Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth ll, accompanied by her husband, the Duke of Edinbugh (Prince Phillip), rides in an open carriage with King Faisal of Saudi Arabia on the Mall towards Buckingham Palace. They are escorted by guards in ceremonial dress.

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Note the relatively casual security presence in a 1967 scene before the "Irish Republican Army" (IRA) made a new era of protection necessary.

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Size: 4134px × 2680px
Location: The Mall, London, UK, St James' Park in background.
Photo credit: © Julian Nieman / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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