A black and white landscape photograph showing a gathering of people stood on either side of a cleared, decorated walkway, suggesting someone is about to enter from the port doorway in the background. On the right-hand side of the walkway, the people are stood in uniform. People on the left-hand side are in formal dress. Palm trees can be seen in the image, as well as a few flying flags. There is a body of water in the background with 5 vessels. Original caption in pen underneath the photograph: ‘At Colombo Ceylon (…) HRH to lay the foundation stone’.