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Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II arrival in Rarotonga. Photograph by Bill Johnson

Photograph by Bill Johnson Professional Photographer with our family owned business Johnsons' Photographic Studio in Rarotonga. Returning to Rarotonga (Bill lived in Rarotonga 1950/51) from Southern California and apart from the photography Bill also owned Johnson’s Duty-Free until 1982 and was one of the original Director/Shareholder's of South Seas International & Rarotonga Camera Sales in the early 70′s. Bill was the Official Cook Islands Government Photographer for H.R.H. Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh; Lord Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma; Lord & Lady Brabourne; Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II; Princess Anne and Captain Mark Phillips; and the only Official Photographer apart from the New Zealand National Film Unit for the Knighthood of Sir Albert Henry KBE; 1976 piped on board Her Majesty’s Yacht Britannia meet Captain Rear-Admiral Hugh Janion on the bridge before the Britannia pulled her anchor of the reef consequently, he was treated to a cruise on the Royal Yacht – few people would have experienced. Bill has photographed Prime Ministers, Cabinet Ministers of the South Pacific region and many other VIP’s.

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Comment by Bill Johnson on August 30, 2011 at 2:42pm
 

H.M. Queen Elizabeth II being welcomed to Rarotonga. Photo by Bill Johnson

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