EDWARD PRINCE OF WALES
1920Rectangular beige card backing with a profile of young Edward, in army uniform adorned with ribbons against a brown background. He is looking to his right.
Bottom left is text relating to his visit. The picture has a card surround to simulate wood with a plaque at the base.
The text reads as: [H.M.S 'RENOWN' / Sydney. / Please accept my congratulations / on your help to repatriate the Diggers, / who have done so much for the Empire. / They were successful on active service / both at sea and on land in the Great War, / and those of them who have returned / deserve every chance of being equally successful / now that they are back in civil life. / Edward P].
Prince Edward, as part of his tour of Western Australia, travelled by train from Bunbury to Perth.
At every station on the line, big or little, country folk from far and near had gathered to witness the passage of the royal train and to make every endeavour to catch a glimpse of its royal occupant, as in every case where the train did not stop, it slowed down.
The train would have slowed down at stations including Armadale and Kelmscott.
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Text on plaque: [Presented to / Roleystone Church / by / Mrs. I.T.Peet]
A momento of the visit of the Prince of Wales to the area in 1920. This portrait was presented to the Roleystone Church as part of a celebration of the visit of the prince to Western Australia in 1920.
This is also an example of the importance of the royal family to residents of the area and Western Australians overall in the 1920s.
