King and Queen's Empire Tour of Australia and New Zealand
The King and Queen's Empire tour covered Australia and New Zealand from Auckland to Perth. The Duke and Duchess favored personal contact over formal ceremonies, welcomed by citizens, Maori hosts, and schoolchildren. Highlights included opening Canberra Parliament, visits to Rotorua hot springs, and farewells at Fremantle with Returned Soldiers singing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canberra
Australia
New Zealand
Naf
York
Sydney
Auckland
Perth
Rotorua
Queensland
Solers
Pinjarra
Princess Elisabeth
The
University
New South Wales
Royal Africa tour memories and royal hunting tales
The King and Queen recall the 1925 Africa tour with their daughters, a long holiday marked by safaris from Nairobi to Embu and encounters with Kenya’s governor’s death. The Duchess learns country life, shot in game hunts, and photographs capture wildlife, while London duties wait. The tour continues through New Zealand and Australia with receptions, speeches, and gifts, including a doll and cot for Princess Elizabeth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
East Africs
Sudan
Kia
Halda
Government Higuse
Nairobi
Embu
Fret
Arstolney
Siota
London
Hoe
Duke
Aml
el Hur
Sofard
Upanda
Govenor
Kenya
Robert Corynden
Buleo
Puches
Hurris
Dominion
Wellington
England
New Zealand
Nelson
South Island
Christchurch
Dunedin
Murchison
Ashburton
Invercargill
Elizabeth
Tasmania
Hobart
Hydro-Electric Commission
South Australia
King's First Flight and Africa Tour by Royal Couple
Prince Albert volunteers for air service training despite poor weather, making his debut flight. The King and Queen Consort then tour East Africa, visiting Mombasa, Nairobi, Entebbe, Kampala, Fort Portal, and the Semliki Valley, receiving grand welcomes and collecting royal memorabilia before crossing into the Sudan. The journey includes encounters with local chiefs, elephant hunts, white rhinoceros shooting, and a riverine voyage aboard steamer Nasir.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Albert
Air Service
Navy
R.A.F
Francis Fcott
Bengal
Uganda
Lake Victoria
Entebbe
Kampala
Kebaka Daudi
Buganda
K.c.m.g
Mabaka
Enellah
Fort Portal
Semliki
Solomon
Sheba
Also Mentioned on This Page
Empire
Newtenland
Portsmouth
Dominions
Jamaica
Hood
Fiji
Manowa
George V
Buckingham Palace
Duke and
Austrralia
New Zaland
Commonwealth
Puch
Grammar Schools
Grammar
Pemple
Port Adelaide
Baby Beity
Uaberrl
Duke and Luchess of
Macabusa
Brisbane
Senate Chamber
Pete
King
Geen
Healien
Mombasa
Nyaesaland
Tanganyika
Duchesa
Khartoum
Putiaba
Lake Albert
Samuel Baker
Nimule
Rejaf
Nasir
Port Sudan
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