HM the King Opens the Royal Tournament at Olympia

Series

Series Name

Gaumont Graphic

Issue

Issue No.

1375

Date Released

26 May 1924

Date Other

23 May 1924

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Empire Celebrations - The Duke of Connaught Inspects the Children and Receives ‘Colonial’ Representatives at St John’s School, Ealing.
2. 2Cavalry War Memorial, Unveiled by the Earl of Ypres in the Presence of the Prince of Wales and Many Other Distinguished Soldiers
3. 3Feathered Fliers - Over 30,000 Pigeons, Which Arrived on 2 Special Trains Liberated by the ‘Up North’ Meeting at Kettering
4. 4HM the King Opens the Royal Tournament at Olympia

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 4

Summary

MLV Guard present arms. MLV King and others inspect guard. LV King takes salute from guards. LV Scots Guards band marches past. LV gymnasts running on the spot. LV crowd.

Keywords

Royalty; Music and dance; Entertainment and leisure; Displays; Military

Locations

London; Olympia

Written sources

Newsfilm Online   Used for alternative date

Library number GR

7569

Length of story (in feet)

77

Story extras:

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