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Farewelling the Queen, 1986

Prime Minister David Lange, Mrs Lange, Governor-General Sir Paul Reeves, Lady Reeves, and royal aides wave to Queen Elizabeth on board her RNZAF Boeing 727 aircraft in Christchurch, 1986.

This image Appears In 2 Articles:

  • Sir Bernard and Lady Freyberg
    Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee
  • Sound: Normandy from the air on D-Day
    Royal New Zealand Air Force

Keywords

queen elizabeth
royalty
air force
royal new zealand air force
david lange
paul reeves
air transport
Credit

Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: EP/1986/1039/34-F
Photographer: John Nicholson
Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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