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Royal Ceremonies and Inaugurations

Images of royal and presidential inaugurations featuring dignitaries in formal attire, captured in various historical settings with ceremonial decorations.

United States, Washington, D.C. Pope Benedict XVI and President George W. Bush wave as they walk to the Oval Office on the colonnade of the White House on April 16, 2008.
United States, Washington, D.C. Pope Benedict XVI and President George W. Bush wave as they walk to the Oval Office on the colonnade of the White House on April 16, 2008.
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Anefo photo collection. State visit Germany. Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard visit Dillenburg. October 27, 1971. Germany, West Germany
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President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama prepare to welcome President Hu Jintao of China at the South Portico of the White House, Jan. 19, 2011.
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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton delivers the keynote address of the Town Hall Meeting at Plenary Session of Foreign Affairs Day in the Dean Acheson Auditorium of the U.S. Department of State in Washington, DC May 1, 2009.
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U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with North Macedonia President Stevo Pendarovski in Lake Ohrid, North Macedonia, on October 4, 2019.
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01/28/2001. The writer Francisco Ayala, named Honoris Causa doctor by the Carlos III University.
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President and Mrs. Anwar Sadat of Egypt, escorted by Vice President Walter Mondale, arrive at the air terminal prior to their departure from the United States after their visit. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Pope Benedikt XVI. in the "papamobil" during his stay in Altoetting, Upper Bavaria, Germany, Europe
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Anefo photo collection. visit Queen Juliana Prince Bernhard West Germany; Queen Juliana Prince Bernhard lay wreath Bonn. October 26, 1971. Bonn
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Former US President Bill Clinton shakes hands with US President George W. Bush during the grand opening ceremony of the William J. Clinton Presidential Center in Little Rock, AK 18 November 2004.
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Madrid, 01/26/2018. Honorary doctor investiture of the painter Antonio López. Photo: Isabel Permuy. ARCHDC.
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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton places a basket of red carnations at the foot of the obelisk at the Monument to the Heroic Defenders of Leningrad in St. Petersburg, Russia, on June 28, 2012.
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George W. Bush gets and gives hands on treatment on the South Lawn as he arrives at the White House from a visit to historic Jamestown in Williamsburg, VA on May 13, 2007.
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President Barack Obama welcomes German Chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel at an official arrival ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House on June 7, 2011.
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PAPA FRANCISCO in IN VIAGGIO: THE TRAVELS OF POPE FRANCIS -Original title: IN VIAGGIO-, directed by GIANFRANCO ROSI.
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U.S. President Barack Obama, with U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy, participates in the welcome ceremony at the Imperial Palace during his state visit to Tokyo, Japan, on April 24, 2014.
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Weekend at Hyannis Port: President Kennedy with Caroline Kennedy (CBK) and John F. Kennedy, Jr. (JFK Jr.), at Otis Air Force Base. President John F. Kennedy (at left, holding hat) greets his son, John F. Kennedy, Jr., upon his arrival at Otis Air Force Base, Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Caroline Kennedy (facing away from camera) stands to the right of President Kennedy and John, Jr; United States Air Force Lieutenant Thomas O. Johnson stands at center of group in front of car in the background. All others are unidentified.
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Pope Benedikt XVI. in the "papamobil" during his stay in Altoetting, Upper Bavaria, Germany, Europe
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Volodymyr Zelensky (President of Ukraine) is received by Olaf Scholz (Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany) after his arrival by helicopter in front of the Federal Chancellery, 11 October 2024
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Bolivia's President Evo Morales Ayma with presidential sash during his introduction to his second term, La Paz, Bolivia, South America
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VITTORIO DE SICA and ANTHONY QUINN in THE SHOES OF THE FISHERMAN (1968), directed by MICHAEL ANDERSON.
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George W. Bush leaves the U.S. Capitol after a St. Patrick's Day Luncheon. Dermot Ahern, Bertie Ahern, House Speaker Dennis Hastert, Peter Hain, British Secretary of State to Northern Ireland.
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Leslie Bean, wife of former astronaut Alan Bean, places a rose next to the urn containing his ashes, Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018 at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. Selected as an astronaut in 1963, Bean flew in space twice, becoming the fourth human to walk on the Moon on Nov. 19, 1969 and spent 59 days in space as commander of the second Skylab mission in 1973.
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U.S. President Ronald Reagan during a departure ceremony at Andrews Air Force Base, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA, President Ronald Reagan White House Photographic Office, January 20, 1989
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Anefo photo collection. Visit Queen Juliana, PR. Bernhard, PR. Beatrix PR. Claus Ethiopia. January 31, 1969. Ethiopia
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NATALIE PORTMAN and PETER SAARSGARD in JACKIE (2016), directed by PABLO LARRAIN.
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05/23/2004. Zaragoza, May 24, 20004.-Prince Felipe and Mrs. Letizia after kissing the mantle of the Virgin of Pilar.Photo: Fabián Simón.
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Pope Benedict XVI., postcard in a rack, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe
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Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken arrives in Riga, Latvia, on November 29, 2021.
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Benedict xvi
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SOFIA DE GRECIA. REINA DE ESPAÑA. MADRINA DE LA BOTADURA DEL PETROLERO " MANUEL DE SOTO ", AÑO 1975.
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President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama, along with President Pratibha Devisingh Patil and her husband, Dr. Devisingh Ramsingh Shekhawat, greet guests during the state dinner at Rashtrapati Bhavan, the presidential palace, in New Delhi, India, Nov. 8, 2010.
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February 1977. The Spanish King and Queen travel to the Vatican. In the picture, Juan Carlos I greets Archbishop Tarancón.
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2010 ASTRONAUT HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
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Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo visits the Pontifical North American College in Rome, Italy, on October 1, 2020.
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Benazir Bhutto, center, the Prime Minister of Pakistan, walks across the flight line with some of the officials on hand to greet her as she arrives for a state visit. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Madrid, 01/24/2022. Tribute to Gregorio Ordóñez with the assistance of Pablo Casado, Isabel Díaz Ayuso and Jose Luis Martínez Almeida. Photo: Ángel de Antonio. ARCHDC.
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Kenneth David Kaunda (28 April 1924 - 17 June 2021), Zambian politician who served as the first president of Zambia from 1964 to 1991. He was at the forefront of the struggle for independence from British rule.
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MICHEL PICCOLI in WE HAVE A POPE (2011) -Original title: HABEMUS PAPAM-, directed by NANNI MORETTI.
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Former First Lady Barbara Bush, former President George H.W. Bush, Secretary Gale Norton, National Park Service's Fran Mainella, rear left to right, with National Organization on Disability founder Alan Reich, front, during dedication panel unveiling at Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, Washington, D.C.
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Spanish King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia during the official route through the streets of Madrid as part of the celebration of the inauguration of Spain Prince Felipe de Borbon y Grecia as King in Madrid, Spain, on Thursday, June 19, 2014, Madrid.
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UAE, Abu Dhabi, Yas Island, Ferrari World Amusement Park, image of Enzo Ferrari
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Anefo photo collection. Series: Marriage Princess Beatrix Prince Claus. March 10, 1966. Amsterdam
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President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama attend a reception hosted by President Pranab Mukherjee in the gardens at Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi, India, Jan. 26, 2015.
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Nikola Eterovic (Archbishop of the Holy See) and Frank-Walter Steinmeier (President of the Federal Republic of Germany) at the Federal President's New Year's Reception at Bellevue Palace, Berlin 14 January 2025
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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry stops to admire the Place de la Concorde and Arc de Triomphe walk through the Tuileries Garden en route to the Quai d�Orsay in Paris, France, for a meeting with French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius on Oct. 13, 2014.
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Volodymyr Zelensky (President of Ukraine) is received by Olaf Scholz (Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany) after his arrival by helicopter in front of the Federal Chancellery, 11 October 2024
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Personal guests of former U.S. President Bill Clinton along with heads of state walk on stage during the official opening ceremony of the Clinton Presidential Library November 18, 2004 in Little Rock, AK
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Chairman of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation Valentina Matviyenko provides U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton a tour of the Catherine Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia, on June 28, 2012.
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Pope John XXIII (1881-1963)
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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is welcomed by Bulgarian Foreign Affairs Minister Nikolay Mladenov, left; and U.S. Ambassador to Bulgaria James Warlick, second from left; to Sofia Airport in Sofia, Bulgaria, on February 5, 2012.
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Pope John Paul II, photographed in 1981 during a tour of the Philippines.  Here, he waves to the crowd before boarding a helicopter which will take him from Bataan to Manila.
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Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with staff from U.S. Embassy Tokyo, in Tokyo, Japan, on October 6, 2020.
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H.H. Dalai Lama at Paris_Bercy, Paris, France, Europe
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CHEECH MARIN in EXPECTING A MIRACLE-TV (2009), directed by STEVE GOMER.
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Royal Visit - Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles - 26-HK-10-19. Hurricane Katrina
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ISABELLA ROSSELLINI in CONCLAVE (2024), directed by EDWARD BERGER.
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ROWAN ATKINSON in KEEPING MUM (2005), directed by NIALL JOHNSON. Copyright: Editorial use only. No merchandising or book covers. This is a publicly distributed handout. Access rights only, no license of copyright provided. Only to be reproduced in conjunction with promotion of this film.
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Madrid, 03/17/2017. Press conference by the Secretary General of the EEC, José María Gil Tamayo and Cardinal Ricado Blázquez. Photo: Ernesto Agudo. ARCHDC.
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09/26/1999. Enrique Ponce leaves through the door of the prince of Seville.
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John Paul II (Karol Jozef Wojtyla (1920-2005) Pope from 1978. Photograph.
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A photograph of Neil Armstrong as a young man is displayed on a table during a memorial service celebrating the life of Armstrong, Friday, Aug. 31, 2012, at the Camargo Club in Cincinnati. Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon during the 1969 Apollo 11 mission, died Saturday, Aug. 25. He was 82.
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Valencia, 03/27/2017. Interview with Antonio Cañizares, Cardinal Archbishop of Valencia. Photo: Mikel Ponce ARCHDC.
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Andrea Berg during her promotional tour for her new CD
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Front cover of La Vie, Febuary 1991. The cover shows Pope John Paul II at the time of the First Gulf War. The photographer is unknown. Rights information: Cleared for Editorial Use Only. Please Contact Us For Any Other Clearance Rights.
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St. Nicolas day. Bag with surprises on a blue background. December. Day of sweets and gifts. Translation from Dutch: Happy St. Nicholas Day
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