The Queen presenting the Queen Elizabeth II stakes (Race II) to the Maharaja of Gwalior, owner of Flying Carpet on March 4, 1961. Unprecedented scenes of enthusiasm were witnessed at the Bombay Races when the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh visited Mahaluxmi, Bombay. Photo: The Hindu Archives
Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh arrived in Madras on February 19, 1961 on a two-day visit. They were received by Governor of the State Bishnuram Medhi at the Meenambakkam airport.PHOTO: THE HINDU ARCHIVES
President Fakruddin Ali Ahmed greets Lord Mountbatten when he and Prince Charles called on him on February 21, 1975. Photo: The Hindu Archives
Prince Charles at the Industrial Estate, Guindy, Madras on December 03, 1980. K.A. Krishnaswamy, Tamil Nadu Minister for Rural Industries, S. Thirunavukarasu, Tamil Nadu Minister for Heavy Industries and others are also seen in the picture. Photo: The Hindu Archives
Prince Charles plays polo in New Delhi on November 26, 1980. Photo: The Hindu Archives
Queen Elizabeth II visits Holy Trinity Church in Hyderabad on November 20, 1983.PHOTO: THE HINDU ARCHIVES
Queen Elizabeth II of Britain laying a wreath at Rajghat, the samadhi of Mahatma Gandhi, Delhi on November 18, 1983. Photo: The Hindu Archives
Princess Diana holding an orphan girl at Shishu Bhavan, a centre for orphans, set up by Mother Teresa in Calcutta on February 16, 1992.Photo: The Hindu Archives
Princess Diana with Garden Superintendent S.K. Mathur in Mughal Gardens of Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on February 1992. Janaki Venkataraman, wife of President R. Venkataraman, is also seen in the picture.Photo: The Hindu Archives
Diana, Princess of Wales, sits in front of the Taj Mahal in Agra city, India during a photo opportunity in this file picture taken February 11, 1992. SCANNED FROM NEGATIVE REUTERS/Ulli Michel/Files
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip, with Sonia Gandhi at a state banquet at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on October 14, 1997. Photo: The Hindu Archives
On the sets of the film Marudanayagam, its director-actor Kamal Haasan (left) explains a point to Queen Elizabeth.Also seen are (from right): Om Puri, Naaser, costume designer and Kamal Haasan's wife Sarika and art director Sabu Cyril at the M.G.R. Film City in Madras on October 16, 1997.(Published in The Hindu on October 17, 1997 and Published in Front Line on November 01, 1997)PHOTO: THE HINDU ARCHIVES
The Prince of Wales, Charles, with the President Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on October 29, 2003. Photo: Shanker Chakravarty