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See This Rarely Seen Of Clip Of Queen Elizabeth Before She Was Queen
See This Rarely Seen Of Clip Of Queen Elizabeth Before She Was Queen
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I remember visiting this website once...
It was called Watch Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip at the Winnipeg Ballet in 1951
Here's some stuff I remembered seeing:
Queen Elizabeth became the monarch, she was still just as glamorous!
, premiering on BritBox, follows the then 25-year-old Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip‘s official visit to Canada and the United States, over the course of five weeks in the fall of 1951 — including her dressed-to-the-nines stop at the Winnipeg ballet.
In an exclusive clip, the young royal looks elegant and regal in a yellow lace dress, fur wrap and glittering tiara. She enters the theater ahead of the performance alongside Prince Philip, who wore a tuxedo for the occasion. The royal couple is welcomed with a standing ovation, while a little dancer presents the princess with a bouquet of flowers.
During the visit, the future queen and Prince Philip visited Winnipeg during their first official visit to Canada. Elizabeth’s father, King George VI, died just a few months after her North American tour in February 1952.
follows the rest of their visit, including stops in Quebec City, Toronto and Montreal during their 33-days tour of Canada. They then traveled on a train through the Rocky Mountains before hoping a flight to meet with President Harry Truman at the White House in Washington, D.C. It was the first-ever royal visit where the royals traveled by plane, rather than by boat.
After the tour finished, the future Queen spoke of the welcoming nature of the Canadian people and how much she admired them.
“I am sure that nowhere under the sun could one find a land more full of hope, of happiness and of fine, loyal, generous-hearted people,” she said.
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is available to watch on BritBox, a streaming service from BBC Worldwide and ITV. BritBox is celebrating the Queen’s official birthday — June 17, the date of Trooping the Color — by rolling out a week’s worth of Queen-themed content, including
, a full-color video capture of her 1953 coronation, and
, a documentary featuring Prince Charles discussing his mother and his favorite memories of her.
1 See Prince George and Princess Charlotte Steal the Show from the Whole Royal Family on the Palace Balcony!
2 Why Prince Harry Doesn’t Ride on Horseback During Trooping the Colour — and Sits with Princess Kate Instead!
3 Royals on Parade! See Princess Kate, Prince William, the Queen and More in Their Annual Trooping Splendor
4 London’s Guards Are Falling Down! The Queen’s Officers Faint During Trooping the Colour Ceremony
5 Here’s Why Prince George’s Adorable Suspenders Outfit Looks So Familiar
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