The Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip, on an official 5-days visit to Monte Carlo. He is piloting the King's Flight de Havilland DH.114 Heron 2. Nice Airport Feb. 1951.

Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, sits in the cockpit of a de Havilland DH.114 Heron 2 of the King's Flight at Nice Airport in February 1951. The Duke, who was on an official visit to Monte Carlo, is seen here in the right-hand seat wearing sunglasses, his left hand raised as he looks out the side window. The aircraft features a two-tone paint scheme, with the Royal Cypher visible on the fuselage. Fine droplets of water and reflections of a nearby building are visible on the plane's dark, glossy surface.

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Airplanes, Sunglasses

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