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Waving goodby at the lamp of the Armed Forces jet that took her home, the Queen Mother ends her week's visit to Canada

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Waving goodby at the lamp of the Armed Forces jet that took her home, the Queen Mother ends her week's visit to Canada

Date7/1/1974

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Elizabeth, Queen, consort of George VI, King of Great Britain, 1900-2002 (subject)

Griffin, Doug (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: Waving goodby at the lamp of the Armed Forces jet that took her home; the Queen Mother ends her week's visit to Canada. At Queen's Park yesterday; she met Eleanor Simon of Etobicoke; who celebrated her 101st birthday yesterday (right). The Queen Mother told her it was really marvellous taht she had attained such an age; and shook her hand. Mrs. Simon took it in her stride; her son says.

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