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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 September 1958Vol. XXIX, No. 2

Royal Visit

p. 145 · Read in the full issue

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The Solomons and the Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony will have their first Royal Visit in 1959 —when the Duke of Edin burgh, in his tour to the “re moter parts of the Common wealth”, calls in there on the Royal Yacht “Britannia The Duke’s tour was an nounced in early September, but details are not yet available.

The Pacific cruise will be an ex tension of the Duke’s visit to India and Pakistan, which was \ arranged some time ago.