Old Photograph Prince of Wales Dundee Scotland

Old photograph of the visit of the Prince of Wales to the city of Dundee, Tayside, Scotland. King Edward VIII, Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David; born 23 June 1894, died 28 May 1972, was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Empire, and Emperor of India, from 20 January 1936 until his abdication on 11 December the same year. He was the eldest son of George V and Mary of Teck. He was named Prince of Wales on his sixteenth birthday, nine weeks after his father succeeded as king. As a young man, he served in the British Army during the First World War and undertook several overseas tours on behalf of his father.



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Tour Scotland Video Oyster Catcher Chick Perth Airport Scone Perthshire

Tour Scotland video of an Oystercatcher chick outside a hangar at Perth Airport on visit to Scone by Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. The oyster catcher is a large, stocky, black and white wading bird. It has a long, orange red bill and reddish pink legs. In flight, it shows a wide white wing stripe, a black tail, and a white rump that extends as a V between the wings.

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Tour Scotland Video Rainy Afternoon Scone Palace Perth Perthshire

Tour Scotland video of a rainy afternoon by Scone Palace, Perthshire, Scotland. Scone Palace was the crowning place of Scottish kings where Macbeth, Robert the Bruce and King Charles II were once crowned. The Palace has been home to the Earls of Mansfield for over 400 years. During the early 19th century the Palace was enlarged by the architect William Atkinson. In 1802, David William Murray, 3rd Earl of Mansfield, commissioned Atkinson to extend the Palace, recasting the late 16th century Palace of Scone. The 3rd Earl tasked Atkinson with updating the old Palace whilst maintaining characteristics of the medieval Gothic abbey buildings it was built upon, with the majority of work finished by 1808.

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Tour Scotland Video Woman Singing For Breast Cancer Now Charity Perth Perthshire

Tour Scotland video of a woman singing for the Breast Cancer Now Charity on the High Street in the City Centre on visit to Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. Breast Cancer Now is the UK’s largest breast cancer charity, created by the merger of Breast Cancer Campaign and Breakthrough Breast Cancer. Breast cancer is the most common cancer in the UK. Thanks to research, more people are surviving breast cancer than ever before.

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Old Photograph Back Dykes Street East Wemyss Fife Scotland

Old photograph of houses and people on Back Dykes Street in the village of East Wemyss which is located on the South coast of Fife, Scotland. East Wemyss was traditionally one of several coal mining communities along the south coast of Fife. The pit was its main employer for many years until it was closed in 1967 due to a fire which resulted in the deaths of nine men.





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