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King Geo., Poincare & wives (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

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• swanq said:

  According to www.royalcollection.org.uk/collection/2509909/king-george... King George and Queen Mary arrive at Calais on 3 July 1917 for a tour of the Western Front in France. The Imperial War Museum has video of the tour. www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/1060008209 This photo opp. occurs about 5 minutes into part 3 of the video.

• swanq said:

  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_V
  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_of_Teck
  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Poincar%C3%A9
  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henriette_Poincar%C3%A9
  
  They had met before.

• swanq said:

  See www.awm.gov.au/collection/H09247/ for identification of others in the picture, including the Prince of Wales (Edward VIII) behind Madame Poincare. Location is Abbeville, France.

• Art Siegel said:

  French archive version:
  gallicalabs.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b53003495q
  And at the Imperial War Museum site, giving the date as July 10, 1917,
  "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION FIRST WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Brooks, Ernest (Lieutenant) (Photographer) 1917-07-10
  
  King George V and Queen Mary, President of France Raymond Poincaré and Madame Henriette , Edward, Prince of Wales, Sir Douglas Haig and Sir Francis Bertie, on the steps of the British Officers' Club, Abbeville, 10th July 1917."
  
  THE ROYAL VISITS TO THE WESTERN FRONT, 1914-1918© IWM (Q 5616)

• Anne (LOC P&P) said:

  swanq and Art Siegel: Thanks for all your sleuthing here. We will include more complete information next time we update the description.