Duty Before Pleasure 1934

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Full title reads: "DUTY BEFORE PLEASURE - H.R.H. The Prince of Wales as Colonel-in-Chief inspects The Royal Scots Fusiliers at AYR."

Ayr, Scotland.

Various shots of Prince Edward, Prince of Wales, inspecting the Royal Scots Fusiliers at Ayr. He halts to talk to some of the solders....

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
9723
Sort Number:
34/043
Time in/Out:
01:23:43:00 / 01:25:24:00
Canister:
34/43
Film ID:
787.18
Issue Date:
28/05/1934

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