Chairing of the Bard. Mr Lloyd George at National Welsh Eisteddfod Ceremony at Carnarvon

Series

Series Name

Gaumont Graphic

Issue

Issue No.

1083

Date Released

8 Aug 1921

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1French President Visits Dieppe. M Millerand Inspects Cross Channel Steamer ‘Versailles’ and Visits Fishing Fleet
2. 2Grand Fete and Beauty Competition at ‘Knightons’, East Finchley, Opened by the Marchioness De Cassibile
3. 3Stag-Hunting on Exmoor. Opening Meet of Devon and Somerset Staghounds at Cloutsham
4. 4Football Foreshadowed. Members of the Clapton Orient Team Practising at Homerton for the Coming League Tournament
5. 5Chairing of the Bard. Mr Lloyd George at National Welsh Eisteddfod Ceremony at Carnarvon

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 5

Summary

Lloyd George listens to RJ Rowlands reading his poem. Arch Druid accepts symbolic horn from Mrs Lloyd George. Ceremony of Chairing the Bard. Welsh costume.

Researcher Comments

Newsfilm Online has footage at GR 4959A (1min 13secs ) and GR 4959B (50 secs).

Keywords

Politics and government; Customs and traditions; Ceremonies; Writers

Library number GR

4959

Length of story (in feet)

83

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