Item 0017 - Abyssinia's Welcome To Montgomery: Royal Ceremonies At Addis Ababa

• 1948-01-10 (Produção)

Photo (top left): Field Marshal Lord Montgomery in Ethiopia, photographed during his inspection of the Imperial troops: and incident during his December visit.
Photo (top right): His Imperial Majesty, Haile Selassie I., Emperor of Ethiopia, photographed in the palace with his dog, during the visit of Field Marshal Montgomery to Addis Ababa.
Photo (middle left): The Emperor of Ethiopia greets the victor of El Alamein: a scene during the reception in which the Emperor invested the Field Marshal.
Photo (middle right): Emperor Haile Selassie investing Field Marshal, Montgomery with the Cordon of the Seal of Solomon, Ethiopia's highest military honour.
Photo (bottom left): At the party which included that royals banquet: (left to right) The Empress and the Emperor of Ethiopia talking with Field Marshal Montgomery.
Photo (bottom right): During the royal banquet: (L to R) Ras Kassa, the Crown Prince, Field Marshal Montgomery, The Empress, The Emperor of Ethiopia and the Crown Princess.

Towards the conclusion of his African tour, Field Marshal Lord Montgomery visited Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, the liberation of which, he told reporters there, he considered the first phase of the Allied successes in the North African campaigns. He reached Addis Ababab by air on December 13, and was greeted by enthusiastic crowds, and his arrival was heralded by a nineteen-gun salute. In the afternoon of the same day he was received by the Emperor, who invested him with the Cordon of the Seal of Solomon, Ethiopia's highest military honour, referring to him in his speech not only as a distinguished leader, but also as a soldier of Christian purpose and moral force. Present at the ceremony were many Ethiopian prominent people; the British Minister, Mr. H. L. Farquhar; and Major-General Cottam, the Head of the British Military Mission. Before leaving by air on December 15, en route for Egypt, the Field Marshal attended a Royal banquet and a picnic in the Mangasha forest, and inspected the Imperial Army and the Body Guard.

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• Royals
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• Ethiopia » Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

• The Times of Ceylon Press (Produtor)
• The Illustrated London News (Produtor)