Reading Honoured. The King and Queen Visited the ‘Biscuit’ Town and Inspected the War Hospital and Sutton’s Shed Nursery.

Series

Series Name

Gaumont Graphic

Issue

Issue No.

729

Date Released

18 Mar 1918

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Women’s War Work. The Opening of a Model Hut in Connection with the YMCA Blue Triangle Week
2. 2Mr John Dillon, MP. The New Leader of the Irish Party in the House
3. 3Rfc Help the Tanks to Collect Money for War Bonds
4. 4Officers in Embryo. Inspection of the 7th Battalion London Regiment Cadet Corps by Col. Sir W Watt KCB
5. 5Reading Honoured. The King and Queen Visited the ‘Biscuit’ Town and Inspected the War Hospital and Sutton’s Shed Nursery.

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 5

Summary

SHOTLIST: King George V and Queen Mary escorted by army and hospital party. King presents decorations. Veterans [?] presented to him. Women working in Sutton’s nursery.

Keywords

Royalty; Awards and honours

Written sources

Visnews Collection [BFI National Archive]   Video roll 7

Library number GR

2180

Length of story (in feet)

86

Story extras:

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