End Of A Long Journey -- The open gates of Buckingham Palace await the lady of the house as the royal carriage bearing Queen Elizabeth II and her family nears the end of a triumphal welcome home procession in London yesterday. Palace guards line the way to the palace as the carriage, escorted by the Household Cavalry, circles Queen Victoria Memorial after traversing the Mall in the background. The royal couple had been away from England six months on a globe-girdling commonwealth tour. May 16, 1954. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).