As #QueenElizabeth II celebrates 70 years of her reign, we look back at some iconic moments from her past visits to India (1)
Queen Elizabeth II with President Rajendra Prasad & Prince Phillip - Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi 1961 (2)
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Elizabeth II experiencing an elephant ride, Benares 1961 (3)
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Elizabeth, Phillip & PM Jawaharlal Nehru at a NCC rally, New Delhi 1961 (4)
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The royal couple visiting Taj Mahal, 1961 (5)
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At the shrine of Mahatma Gandhi - New Delhi, 1961 (6)
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Presented with a turbaned doll - a gift for her son Andrew (7)
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Presenting the Order of Merit to Mother Teresa - New Delhi, 1983 (8)
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Paying tributes to the Mahatma at the Rajghat Memorial, New Delhi 1983 (9)
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At the Golden Temple, Amritsar, 1997 (10)
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Visiting the sets of Kamal Haasan's Marudhanayagam during a visit to Chennai, 1997 (11)
(PC: The Hindu Archives)
Sources: vogue.in/culture-and-li…
thehindu.com/news/british-r…
rarehistoricalphotos.com/queen-elizabet…
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