The Conservative Shadow Cabinet

1 portrait of (George Edward) Peter Thorneycroft, Baron Thorneycroft

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© Camera Press / Tom Blau

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The Conservative Shadow Cabinet

by Tom Blau
digital chromogenic print, 1977
13 5/8 in. x 18 3/8 in. (346 mm x 468 mm) image size
Given by Camera Press: London: UK, 2007
Photographs Collection
NPG x131958

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  • Tom Blau (1912-1984), Photographer. Artist or producer associated with 82 portraits.

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Blau's caption read; 'The first picture of Margaret Thatcher and members of the Leader's Consultative Committee to be taken in the new 'Shadow Cabinet' Room at the House of Commons, which was made available to Her Majesty's Opposition earlier this year.

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Current affairs

In celebration of her 25th year as Queen, Elizabeth II tours the British Isles visiting communities and schools in 36 counties, before touring the commonwealth. Across the country people held street parties to celebrate the occasion; there were 4,000 street parties in London alone.

Art and science

British punk rockers, The Sex Pistols, release the single, God Save The Queen to coincide with the Silvery Jubilee celebrations. The single reached Number 2 in the charts among claims that it was being kept off the top spot for political reasons. The band was arrested for trying to perform the song from a boat on the Thames during the Queen's Royal Progress trip down the river.

International

Elvis Presley dies of a heart attack aged 42. His body was discovered collapsed on the bathroom floor of his Graceland mansion in Memphis by his fiancée Ginger Alden. Rumours that the star is actually still alive but in hiding continue to perpetuate among diehard fans.

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