The last hurrah : South Africa and the Royal Tour of 1947 /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Viney, Graham (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Johannesburg ; Cape Town : Jonathan Ball Publishers, 2018.
Subjects:	George > VI, > King of Great Britain, > 1895-1952 > Travel > South Africa. Elizabeth, > Queen, consort of George VI, King of Great Britain, > 1900-2002 > Travel > South Africa. Elizabeth > II, > Queen of Great Britain, > 1926-2022 > Travel > South Africa. Margaret, > Princess, Countess of Snowdon, > 1930-2002 > Travel > South Africa. Visits of state > South Africa. Royal visitors > South Africa. South Africa > Description and travel. Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

Intro; Title Page; Contents; Dedication; Dramatis Personae; Introduction; CHAPTER 1
Arrival; CHAPTER 2
The State Opening of Parliament and the Question of the Imperial Connection; CHAPTER 3
The Whistlestop Tour: A Mid-century Royal Progress Across the Veld; CHAPTER 4
Bloemfontein and the Braai at Bultfontein: Afrikaans vs English-Speaking in the Free State; CHAPTER 5
Race, Empire, Politics and Agendas: Eshowe, Durban and Currie's Fountain; CHAPTER 6
A State Banquet in Pretoria: The Transvaal Capital Receives the Royal Family.
CHAPTER 7
Johannesburg: 'Becher's Brook, Second Time Round'CHAPTER 8
Tea with Ouma; CHAPTER 9
Tea at Vergelegen; CHAPTER 10
The Coming of Age of the Heiress Presumptive: Gently Towards a New Multiracial Commonwealth; CHAPTER 11
Gone with the Southeaster; Acknowledgements; Glossary; Notes; Sources; Photo section; Praise for the book; About the Book; About the author; Imprint page.