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MPX5086190: Film stars at Royal Navy Gunnery School. Welcome visitors at the Royal Navy Gunnery School, HMS excellence, at Portsmouth today were actresses Jenny Hanley (22) and Julie Ege (20). Both appeared in the film "On Her Matesty's Secret Service" so they were used to handling guns. February 1970 / Bridgeman Images
MPX5086221: Sing a Rude Song: It is a musical about Marie Lloyd starring Barbara Windsor, Maurice Gibb, Denis Quilley, taking place at the Greewich Theater. The muscial opens on Wednesday, 18th February and Annie Wood - Marie Lloyd's only surviving sister hopes to be present. Barbara Windsor with two of her husbands, (left to right) Denis Quilley, Barbara Windsor and Maurice Gibb. February 1970 / Bridgeman Images
MPX5071851: Winter's first snows have been no help when it comes to mastering the arts of ski-ing. Even though she was on an indoor slope, Miss Maureen Beech came a purler when she tried her luck on a huge indoor ski slope at a holiday and travel exhibition in Brighton. She really let the British side down for there to see her spectacular tumble were a band of Austrian folk dancers in town for the exhibition. Because as well as performing their Tyrol Whirls they are all expert skiers too. December 1969 / Bridgeman Images
MPX5072172: As part of Mexican Week in Bond Street, London, the famous Mexican Ambassadors of Mexican song" Maria De Lourdes, with her troupe of Mariachis, Jose Chavez and "Oroy Plata" were due to march up Bond Street playing and singing. Unfortunately they were not aware of the by-laws, apparently they should have had a musicians licence. That was not all - they were also told by the police that they should not be in fancy dress. The troupe in Bond Street walk past the police who said 'no singing or playing". November 1969 / Bridgeman Images
MPX5072313: Winston Churchill makes a speech from the balcony following victory in his constituency of Woodford, Essex during the General Election. His Conservative Party went on to win the election by a small margin making him Prime Minister for the second time. 26th October 1951 / Bridgeman Images
MPX5072382: Brother - And Sister. The nun's wimple hides a kiss - and a story. After twenty-three years teaching in Johnnesburg, South Africa, Sister Mary Paschael came home again yesterday. And there to greet her at London Airport was her brother, Paschael O'Connor. When she last saw him, he was two months old. November 1955 P013510 / Bridgeman Images