The King and the Queen at the Abbey

Series

Series Name

Topical Budget

Issue

Issue No.

244-1

Date Released

26 Apr 1916

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Anzac Day
2. 2Blinded Soldiers Playing Pushball
3. 3The King and the Queen at the Abbey
4. 4Maundy Money
5. 5Wimbledon Election

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 5

Summary

[SUBTITLE]: "Their Majesties attend the service at Westminster Abbey and are greeted on their arrival with tremendous scenes of enthusiasm." Police holding back crowds. Open carriages arrive outside Abbey. Very close shot of King George V and Queen Mary getting out. Westminster Hospital in the background.

Keywords

Royalty; Buildings and structures

Length of story (in feet)

36

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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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