THE MAYOR OF JOHANNESBURG, Mr D. Marais, standing beside the painting of Her Majesty the Queen in the Mayor’s parlour at the City Hall. Mr Marais, who is an Afrikaner, has forbidden the removal of the portrait when South Africa is proclaimed a republic next Wednesday. He said: “The portrait is going to stay because it is a very essential part of the Mayor’s parlour. Even though we become a republic and leave the Commonwealth, there remains terrific respect for the Royal Family on all sides here regardless of nationality—Afrikaner or English—and regardless of race or creed.” The portrait was a gift to Johannesburg from a British citizen.
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Press, Volume C, Issue 29523, 26 May 1961, Page 13
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108THE MAYOR OF JOHANNESBURG, Mr D. Marais, standing beside the painting of Her Majesty the Queen in the Mayor’s parlour at the City Hall. Mr Marais, who is an Afrikaner, has forbidden the removal of the portrait when South Africa is proclaimed a republic next Wednesday. He said: “The portrait is going to stay because it is a very essential part of the Mayor’s parlour. Even though we become a republic and leave the Commonwealth, there remains terrific respect for the Royal Family on all sides here regardless of nationality—Afrikaner or Englishand regardless of race or creed.” The portrait was a gift to Johannesburg from a British citizen. Press, Volume C, Issue 29523, 26 May 1961, Page 13
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