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Comments had been made previously on other threads of the camouflage paint seen in photos of the Peninsula Hotel post WWII. Interesting in the sense that the above photo may well show the new paint job of the hotel and removal of the camouflage paint. 

(Edit - As a reference, some of the coloured slides of TST that have been recently posted have an image date of 1953. This photo may have beeen taken prior to the Queen's coronation.)
 

That is actually a really insightful observation re: camouflage.

The photo below is Andrew Suddaby's contribution tentatively dated to 1953 with the camouflage still clearly visible. So the coronation may have been the impetus to spruce up the exterior.

Ewart on Middle Road., by Ewart Hunt