King Entertains Wounded Soldiers

Series

Series Name

Topical Budget

Issue

Issue No.

239-2

Date Released

25 Mar 1916

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Ammunition for the Front
2. 2The City’s Red Cross Men
3. 3Inspecting Russian Infantry
4. 4Russian Cavalry
5. 5King Entertains Wounded Soldiers

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 5

Summary

[SUBTITLE]: "Blinded soldiers from St Dunstan’s arriving at Buckingham Palace. They were entertained by the King and Queen who personally saw to the comfort of their guests." Soldiers driven through Horse Guards’ Parade entrance in an omnibus. Young women getting out of cars.

Keywords

Royalty; Entertainment and leisure; Casualties; Military; Disabled persons

Length of story (in feet)

58

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Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

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Notes

The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).

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