28th Gallery

Wedding of Princess Mary and Viscount Lascelles, 1922

The marriage of Princess Mary, only daughter of King George V and Queen Mary, later Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood, to Henry, Viscount Lascelles, later 6th Earl of Harewood, in Westminster Abbey on 28th February 1922. Lord Lascelles places the ring on the Princess's finger in front of the Archbishop of Canterbury, Randall Davidson. George V stands on the right of the picture. Date: 28th February 1922

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London Fire Brigade, second Brixton Riots

On 28 September 1985 the second Brixton riot erupted. After the arrest of a man following a shooting incident, a largely black crowd protested at Brixton Police station in Lambeth, South London. The protest spread to the surrounding area. One building and dozens of cars were destroyed. The police lost control of the area for approximately 48 hours. Seen here is a London firefighter in front of a furniture store and flats, located on the corner of Gresham and Loughborough Road, destroyed by fire after being deliberately ignited by rioters

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Knight Marshal and Marshalmen in Queen Victoria's

Sir Charles Lamb, Knight Marshal on horseback, followed by Marshalmen in scarlet coat, blue trousers and shako, in ranks of four in Queen Victoria's coronation parade.. Handcoloured aquatint engraving from Fores Correct Representation of the State Procession on the Occasion of the August Ceremony of Her Majesty's Coronation, June 28th 1838, published by Fores, Sporting and Fine Print Repository, Piccadilly, London, 1838

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