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Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II arriving in Rarotonga. Photo by Bill Johnson - Copyrighted
Queen Elizabeth II arriving in Rarotonga by British Airways and officiated at the grand opening of the Rarotonga International Airport. Her Majesty, accompanied by Princess Anne and Captain Mark Phillips, the following day they travelled on an Air New Zealand DC8 from Rarotonga to
Christchurch to close the 1974 Commonwealth Games. Photo By Bill Johnson
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Comment by Pattie Utia on August 29, 2011 at 8:46pm
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IS THIS THE OPENING OF THE AIRPORT,DO YOU HAVE MORE FOTOS OF THIS.A CLOSE UP OF THE PERSON WELCOMING THE QUEEN.
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That my Dad in the brown traditional costumes welcoming the Queen.Im proud of him.I saw the video of the opening,thank you for this photo,I wish you had more....
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Comment by Bill Johnson on August 30, 2011 at 2:27pm
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Pattie, are you Ota's daughter?
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Sorri but no Im not my Dad is Kaena Mataiapo at the tiem (Piniki Utia Snr).him and Ota Joseph both pass away.
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I'm so sorry to hear that. So your one of the Mataiapo's. I didn't know that Ota had passed-on, thank you for tell me.
Regarding the Queens visit to Rarotonga, yeah what a great day it was! Lots of memories for me too. She looks so young when I look at my photo's of her, but the day she arrived in Raro - I said to myself 'my God, she looks old'. Isn't it funny how time changes our way of thinking.
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