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SHOW JUMPING
One highlight of the ""Horse of the Year Show"" at Wembley, which produced keen competition and first class jumping, was the Fred Foster Memorial Event. In the third jump-off, the course was reduced to two fences. Riding show-jumping...
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IN MEMORIAM - QUEEN MAUD -
The body of Queen Maud is returned to Norway. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for historical accuracy and do not...
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LAMMAS FAIR AT EXETER
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King of Italy Rides In Roman March
Eleventh Fascists anniversary is first occasion on which His Majesty has joined in annual procession. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the...
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PEACE AND REMEMBRANCE 1938
Movietone's Armistice Day Tribute. ® Written by Gerald Sanger ® Delivered by Leslie Mitchell Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are...
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COURT CIRCULAR
At Westminster Abbey a royal engagement, attended by Mr Ikramulla, High Commissioner for Pakistan. U Aung Soe, the Burmese Ambassador. The High Commissioner for India, Mrs Pandit. The Queen, who was accompanied by Prince Philip went to...
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CITY WELCOMES PRINCESS
A reception was given in honour of Princess Margaret at the Mansion House, London following her return from the West Indies. The Princess then made a speech, replying to the Lord Mayor's (Sir Denis Truscott) address. Disclaimer: British...
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SIR VIVIAN FUCHS
Sir Vivian Fuchs was seen with one of the four ""Snocats"" used by the expedition. They were given names: this one's called ""Haywire"", and it's been on show, in London's Trafalgar Square. ® At Buckingham Palace, Her Majesty the Queen...
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EDINBURGH'S NEW RECTOR
Visiting the University of Edinburgh, Prince Philip and James Robertson Justice shared a typical student welcome. The investiture by His Royal Highness, to the accompaniment of academic uproar. The general pandemonium prompted Dr Justice...
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PIONEER PILOTS HONOURED
In Adelaide, Australia, a memorial has just been unveiled to the men who made flying history some forty years ago: Sir Keith and Sir Ross Smith, JM Bennett and WH Shiers. With their Vickers ""VIMY"" bi-plane they started from Britain to...
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THE AGA KHAN - A TRIBUTE
The passing of the Aga Khan is the cause of widespread mourning. For as the religious leader of the Ismaili Muslims, he received spiritual allegiance from millions of people all over the world. He spent a long life of service on their...
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THE PROMISED LAND
The Summer of 1948 was a turning-point in history for the people of Palestine, the ""Promised Land"". The last British troops were leaving the port of Haifa and the Union Flag was hauled down, and the doors were closed on the British...
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ABYSSINIAN VISIT
In his palace, at Addis Ababa, His Imperial Majesty, Emperor Haile Selassie is host to Dr Kwame Nkrumah, the Prime Minister of Ghana. Abyssinia was first of the African States being visited by Dr Nkrumah. The Emperor invested him was a...
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AIR FERRY BIRTHDAY
The Mayor of Le Touquet in Northern France came to England to name the flagship of an Air Ferry Service. It happened during the French Celebration of the 14th of July, and it also marks the Tenth Anniversary of the First Flight of a...
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THE PRINCESS IN CANADA
Princess Margaret wore a cap and gown when she was honoured with the Degree of Doctor of Laws at the University of British Columbia. From there she went on the Banff in Alberta, where a delightful cloud effect was the prelude to a show...
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IDEA FOR WEMBLEY
This is all part of a Cup Final in Vancouver: a ""pre-game parade"" (as Canadians call it) with ""Miss Blue Bomber"" (mascot of the Winnipeg team) and a hundred thousand in the streets to enjoy the preliminary antics. ""Miss Canada"" was...
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DEDICATION
At St. Paul's Cathedral, the dedication of the American Memorial Chapel was witnessed by Vice-President Nixon and his wife. Her Majesty the Queen, Prince Philip and other members of the Royal Family also attended the service. The next of...
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FAMOUS CHURCH RESTORED
The restoration of the Church of St. Brides, Fleet Street. The Queen unveiled the new reredos, made of oak. The whole screen is a memorial to the Pilgrim Fathers - another link between the old and the new in this famous London Church....
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GLORIOUS BEER!
Called the ""October Festival"", but it's so popular with the people of Munich that it starts in September! And when the Lord Mayor taps the first barrel, the Festival's on. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any...
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PLYMOUTH - PRINCESS MARGARET UNVEILS MEMORIAL
The Memorial on Plymouth Hoe, the last of its kind to be completed by the Imperial War Graves Commission, was recently unveiled by Princess Margaret. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions...
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ROYAL TOUR
The Gothic Reaches Aden. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for historical accuracy and do not represent the opinions...
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EASTER PARADE
The big idea at Easter for many people in the big cities is to get away. Large crowds left London by train as well as by car. The seaside was one of the big attractions and sun-bathing was possible at places. At Goodwood, motor-racing...
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INDIA HONOURS THE FALLEN
In Delhi, Dr Prasad, the Indian President arrived to unveil the War Memorial. The mounted Bodyguard took its place alongside men of the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders and the Royal Air Force. The Commonwealth is largely responsible for...
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THE 126th RUNNING OF THE GRAND NATIONAL ® COLOUR SPECTACULAR
The Grand National 1970 - and twenty eight runners face the toughest test of horse and jockey ever devised. Movietone follows the race from the rails, bringing the thrills and spills into vivid close-up. Four miles, 856 yards and 30...