The onlookers saw Princess Elizabeth, later Queen Elizabeth II, very stylishly dressed disembarking from a Viking C2 aircraft, King's Flight, during the stop she made at Nice Airport, while on a flight from London to Malta where she was going to meet the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip. She was greeted by local officials. Nice 19.3.1951.

A smiling Princess Elizabeth, later Queen Elizabeth II, is captured candidly as she disembarks from a Viking C2 aircraft of the King's Flight at Nice Airport. Dressed in a dark coat and a light, ruffled hat, her face is illuminated by sunlight. The photograph, framed by two large foreground silhouettes, was taken on 19 March 1951 during a stopover en route from London to Malta, where she was to meet the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip.

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Airplanes, Hats

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