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QUEEN AT CENOTAPH CEREMONY
Her Majesty the Queen, for the first time in her reign, led the nation's tribute to the dead of two world wars at the Cenotaph Ceremony on Remembrance Sunday. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and...
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FAITH IN REMEMBRANCE
At this season of the year, close to the anniversary of the First World War's Armistice - the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month - thoughts turn to the mercy of deliverance to two desperate world-wide wars, and to...
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MR ATTLEE IN PAKISTAN
One of Mr Attlee's first acts on his visit to Pakistan was to pay tribute at the grave of the late Mr Jinnah in Karachi. Later, a garden party was given at the Pakistan Prime Minister's House. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an...
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FLEET AIR ARM MEMORIAL
The Duchess of Kent recently visited Lee-on-Solent to unveil a memorial to the men of the Fleet Air Arm (as the Service has just been redesignated). Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions...
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HER MAJESTY AT RUNNYMEDE
Thousands went to Cooper's Hill, Runnymede, for the unveiling of the Air Forces Memorial. The official invitation to Her Majesty the Queen to perform the ceremony was made by the Duke of Gloucester. Receiving a silver key from the...
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ROYAL OPENING OF BULAWAYO EXHIBITION
The Queen Mother and Princess Margaret were at Bulawayo during their tour of Southern Rhodesia, to open the Central African Rhodes Centenary Exhibition. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions...
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EXTENSION TO NAVAL MEMORIAL
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, recently went to Portsmouth to unveil the extension to the Naval Memorial there. The extension pays tribute to those who gave their lives in World War Two from Portsmouth Division. Disclaimer: British...
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THE DUKE AT LORD'S
At. Lord's, the Duke opened the Imperial Cricket Memorial and unveiled the commemorative tablet in the presence of many famous cricketers. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either...
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VC's ON PARADE
When the annual rally of the DCM League was held at Horse Guards Parade, many winners of the Victoria Cross were present, as well as some two hundred winners of the Distinguished Conduct Medal. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an...
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JUMPING IN THE PARK
At a Hyde Park ceremony, Sir Derek Gilbey unveiled a plaque commemorating his grandfather, Sir Walter (once a notable figure in London's Rotten Row). He would have approved the new Jumping Enclosure, now opened for the benefit of today's...
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PAKISTAN GREETS QUEEN
A Palace in a lake - a last glimpse of India before we followed the Queen to Pakistan. Here she was at Udaipur as guest of the Maharana, and she met many rulers of other Indian States, during a very colourful reception. Then, down to the...
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THE ROYAL VISIT TO INDIA
The gleaming Britannia brought the Queen on her first visit to India. The highest in the land were there to welcome her, including Mr Nehru. The first official greeting was offered by President Rajendra Prasad, then by the Vice-President...
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ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS -
In Algeria - some 300 miles south of Oran - a celebration was recently held to mark the 50th birthday of the town of Colomb Bechar. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the...
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NEW ZEALAND - ROYAL ENGAGEMENTS
A special visit to the Citizens' War Memorial was paid by the Queen and the Duke during their stay in Wellington. Tremendous enthusiasm surrounded the royal travellers throughout their visit to the capital, where one of the last...
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Royal Visit To France:
The Reception at the Hotel de Ville. The Bois de Boulogne Garden Party. Military Review at Versailles. Lunch in the Hall of Mirrors. Unveiling of Australian Memorial. Return to Buckingham Palace. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an...
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The Royal Visit To France -
Their Majesties cross the Channel aboard the Admiralty yacht ""Enchantress"" and are welcomed in Boulogne. President and Madame Lebrun welcome them to Paris. The first day is ended with an banquet at the Elysee Palace. The following day...
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SECRET ISLAND
Movietone visits Brownsea, the island where Lord Baden Powell held the first Scout camp sixty years ago. A commemorative Stone is unveiled by his daughter, during a Jubilee Rally. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical...
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CHURCHILL FOREST
Mr Randolph Churchill and Mrs Christopher Soames attend the Dedication Ceremony near Nazareth of the Churchill Forest. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or...
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BELGIANS GREET PAOLA
These pictures show the 25 year old Prince Albert with his Italian fiancée, Donna Paola Ruffo di Calabria, leaving the palace at Laeken. They stopped to pay tribute at the memorial to the late Queen Astrid, the Prince's mother, who lost...
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ANNIVERSARY OF RELIEF OF LADYSMITH
To celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the relief of Ladysmith, they staged a march-past at the Town Hall. There was a great gathering of old veterans of the siege. At the municipal banquet one honoured guest was ex-bugler Hawksbee,...
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REMEMBRANCE
Once again, we pay tribute to the fallen, at the hour of remembrance at the London Cenotaph. 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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AIRPORT TO MINI-TOWN
Croydon Airport - scene of those memorable early chapters in aviation - is disappearing beneath the bricks and concrete of a new development. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within...
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WAR VETERANS' BELGRADE MEETING
Marshal Tito attended the second general assembly of the International Federation of War Veterans' Organisations, recently held in Belgrade. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within...
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CANADA'S WELCOME - QUEBEC & OTTAWA WELCOME ROYAL VISITORS
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