<p>On the 11 January 1954 Queen Elizabeth was photographed waving and descending the stairs from Wellington Town Hall with Mayor Macalister.
</p><p>Elizabeth II is pictured here on the Royal Tour of New Zealand of 1953/54. 
</p><p>The image is sourced from Communicate New Zealand  - National Archives - CNZ Collection. 
</p><p>Archives New Zealand Reference: AAQT 6538 W3537 box 2  
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