Princesses Visit Their Old Home 1939

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Full titles read: "PRINCESSES VISIT THEIR OLD HOME"

Various shots Princesses Margaret and Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II) looking at exhibition in their old home 145 Piccadilly, near Hyde Park Corner in London.

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Cataloguer:
Howard
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
20075
Sort Number:
39/061
Time in/Out:
01:42:46:00 / 01:43:21:00
Canister:
39/61
Film ID:
1015.38
Issue Date:
31/07/1939

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