Great Religious Pageant. The King and Queen Join with Dominions in Wonderful Thanksgiving Service at the Stadium

Series

Series Name

Gaumont Graphic

Issue

Issue No.

1376

Date Released

29 May 1924

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Empire Day at Wembley. The Duke of Connaught, Representing His Majesty, Takes the Salute
2. 2Great Religious Pageant. The King and Queen Join with Dominions in Wonderful Thanksgiving Service at the Stadium
3. 3Italy’s King and Queen Welcomed - King Victor and Queen Elena Received by the Prince of Wales at Dover

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 3

Summary

LV Beefeaters parading. GV pan various groups (nurses, scouts etc). Standing around stadium. LV King and Queen and Duke of York (in bearskin) standing amongst crowd. [SUBTITLE]: THE SERVICE WAS CONDUCTED BY THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY ASSISTED BY MASSED BANDS AND 3,000 CHORISTERS LV procession of churchmen. [2ND SUBTITLE]: THE ARCHBISHOP PREACHING SCU (from side) of him preaching. LV pan from ‘temple’ to crowd. [3RD SUBTITLE]: AT TIMES SHARP SHOWERS TURNED THE CROWD INTO A SEA OF UMBRELLAS LV sea of umbrellas. LV pan from man in banana skin hat and churchmen conducting to choir and crowd.

Keywords

Fashion and costume; Military; Religion and belief

Locations

London; England; Wembley

Library number GR

7590 junked

Length of story (in feet)

157

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