Some of them included in this selection are King George VI receiving the keys of the fortress of Portsmouth in 1939, presenting the FA cup to Portsmouth Football Club in 1939, on a tour of Portsmouth Dockyard on November 16, 1944, visiting Thorney Island on May 9, 1938 and passing the war-damaged Lower School at Portsmouth Grammar School in 1947.
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9. King George VI in Portsmouth
King George VI visits Thorney Island on May 9 1938. The News PP3334 Photo: The News archive
10. King George VI in Portsmouth
Reserve naval officer leads dockyard workers in three cheers for the visit of King George VI to Portsmouth a week before the first Christmas of war. The News PP506 Photo: The News archive
11. King George VI in Portsmouth
Street party celebrations in Boulton Road, Southsea, in 1937 for the coronation of King George VI Photo: The News archive
12. King George VI in Portsmouth
Escorted by naval and military officers here we see King George VI and Queen Elizabeth leaving the Royal Beach Hotel, South Parade, Southsea Photo: The News archive