Arrival Of The New Viceroy Lord Mountbatten In Delhi, 1947 Print
A 1947 print on the Arrival of the new Viceroy Lord Mountbatten in Delhi. This page is from The Illustrated London News of April 5, 1947. Mountbatten arrival by air is first at Karachi, he would then leave for Delhi later in the day. He is seen in Sind (1st pic)., Dignitaries welcome him at Palam Airport. Which included Indian and British luminaries, Liaqat Ali Khan, Jawaharlal Nehru, and Field Marshal Sir Claude Auchinleck, c-in-c (2nd pic).
Mountbatten ascending the stairs to the Durbar Hall of the Viceroy’s House, now Rashtrapati Bhavan (center pic). He takes over from the previous Viceroy, Lord Wavell. Lady Edwina and Lord Mountbatten trip through the capital, Delhi, in a state carriage. Lord Wavell, the former viceroy, is seen welcomed back to England (bottom two pics). These are some interesting glimpses during the time of India’s independence.
Read more- India and Pakistan win independence. See also my post- Vintage Print New Delhi Aerial View of Parliament.
Did you know- August 15 was Independence Day but Partition actually took place two days later
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