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A Royal Command Portrait at Buck Queen Elizabeth II wearing an evening gown with

A Royal Command Portrait at Buck
Queen Elizabeth II wearing an evening gown with the blue ribbon of Star of the Garter a diamond necklace ( a wedding present from the City of London) Diamond drop earrings and two diamond bangles. The diamond drop brooch at the top of the blue ribbon is a family heirloom.
Wearing on her head is a diamond diadem the headband of which is composed of a row of diamonds between two rows of pearls April 1953

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Stravinskys secretary now runs cocktail bar with London dancer as hostess . Gilbert Ramognie

Stravinsky's secretary now runs cocktail bar with London dancer as hostess .
Gilbert Ramognie, former secretary of Serge Stravinsky, the French Swindler, has now opened a cocktail bar called Merry go Round, in the Rue de Berri just off the Champs Elysees, Paris . Romaginno was acquitted on charges of receiving stolen money after spending 23 months in prison .
The hostess of the new bar is Madame Romagnino, the former Celia Nano, London dancer who was questioned by Scotland Yard officials in connection with the Stravinsky's case .
The doorman of the bar is Henry Voix who was Staviskys companion at the Stravinsky case .
Photo shows, left-to-right, Gilbert Romagnino, Madame Romagnino, and Henry Voix at the new bar .
19 September 1936

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The first frog - woman . Frogmen the underwater swimmers used for daring

The first " frog - woman ".
" Frogmen " the underwater swimmers used for daring operations during the war - have trained a " frogwoman " to assist them in their demonstrations of this type of war work at Butlins Holiday Camp at Filey, Yorkshire. She is Gwenda Davies of Fulham, 25 year old ex - WAAF and one - time insurance clerk. The team wear suits similar to those worn by the German swimmers who attempted to blow up the bridge at Nijmegen in 1944.
Photo shows ; The frogwoman with the frogmen. Left to right ; John Kassell, ex - Royal Marine, of Richmond, Yorks, JGI Marriott, ex - Royal Marine of Manchester, Gwenda Davies, A Capindale, ex - Royal Marine of Melton Mowbray and " Chuck " Leyland, ex - Sea Recce Unit of Manchester.
28 June 1946

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