HM the King Opens Parliament

Series

Series Name
Topical Budget

Issue

Issue No.
285-2
Date Released
10 Feb 1917
Stories in this Issue:
  1. *Empire Procession
  2. *HM the King Opens Parliament

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Summary
[SUBTITLE]: "King George accompanied by the Queen opens Parliament. To-day’s ceremony containing many novel features, the State coach was not used and His Majesty was in military uniform." Indian, Australian and others troops ride past followed by King and Queen in open landau.
Keywords
Royalty; Ceremonies; Military
Length of story (in feet)
42

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Film Archive

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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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