Alake of Abeokuta (Egbaland) Oba Ladapo Ademola II arriving at the coronation of King George VI of England.

Alake of Abeokuta (Egbaland) Oba Ladapo Ademola II arriving at the coronation of King George VI of England. London, May 1937.

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