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State Visit to Belfast, 22 July 1921 22 - 22 Jun 1921

RCIN 2303886.b

Master: Page 57 of Queen Mary's Album, volume 19 (15th July 1918 - 22nd June 1921)
Item: State Visit to Belfast, 22 July 1921

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Master: Page 57 of Queen Mary's Album, volume 19 (15th July 1918 - 22nd June 1921) Item: State Visit to Belfast, 22 July 1921 22 - 22 Jun 1921

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Description

A photograph of the visit to Belfast by King George V and Queen Mary, travelling in a state landau, pass cheering crowds on Donegall Square. The King was in Belfast to open the Northern Parliament, created after the partition of Ireland, enacted in May 1921. The building in the background, decorated for the state visit is the Robinson and Cleaver department store. One of 4 photographs on album page.

Provenance

From an album of photographs acquired and arranged by Queen Mary, between July 1918 and June 1921
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Search the collection View the person page King George V, King of the United Kingdom (1865-1936)

Search the collection View the person page Queen Mary of the United Kingdom (1867-1953)
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visual works
photographs
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Places
Europe
Great Britain
Northern Ireland
Belfast [Northern Ireland]
History
History of Europe
History of England & Great Britain
Northern Ireland History

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