The King and Queen

Series

Series Name

Topical Budget

Issue

Issue No.

251-1

Date Released

14 Jun 1916

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1The British Army in Salonika
2. 2Deptford’s Curate VC
3. 3Guns for Verdun
4. 4The King and Queen

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 4

Summary

[SUBTITLE]: "Their Majesties with Queen Alexandra and the Royal Family arriving at the Cathedral." Long shot of carriages arriving outside St Paul’s Cathedral (canopy leading up the steps). Long shot looking down street as open carriage with King George V and Queen Mary approaches. This and second carriage arrive beside the steps of the cathedral. The royal party get out. Closer shot [i.e. using more powerful lens] of the same action - the King and Queen arrive and get out.

Keywords

Royalty; Buildings and structures

Length of story (in feet)

99

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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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