Reel 3. When watching Westminster Schoolboys play young factory workers at football, the Duke of York had the idea of setting up a camp where young workers and public schoolboys could holiday together. The Duke of York has a go at filming the youngsters playing a team game. We see him laughing with...
Reel 3. When watching Westminster Schoolboys play young factory workers at football, the Duke of York had the idea of setting up a camp where young workers and public schoolboys could holiday together. The Duke of York has a go at filming the youngsters playing a team game. We see him laughing with some of the holidaymakers and singing along with the camp song. Barkingside - Queen attends a children's folk dancing display. Gifts are presented and we see the children dancing with balloons then letting them go. Royal Hospital School at Greenwich. Boys in sailor suits perform a drill.
1936 - Queen opens the Foundling (?) playground. She makes a speech. Large number of children applaud her speech. King inspects playing fields at Hampton Wick. He kicks off a football match between Tottenham Hotspurs and the Corinthians. The King rides with the "Beaver Hunt." Liverpool, 1923 - at the summer horse racing meeting with Lord Derby. Motorboat racing at Torquay. Golfing in St Andrews. Opening of the Thames Yacht Club Regatta.
The future King and Queen with King George V aboard the Royal Yacht Britannia. The yachts manoeuvre for position on the starting line. The royal party and crew on deck. 1934 - England vs. Scotland schoolboys international football match. King awards the caps. Braemar Gathering in 1934. Queen Mary, Future King and Queen and two Princesses. Highland Games. Tossing the caber. 1922 - Serbian royal wedding in Belgrade. Same year, the future King lays war foundation stone for a memorial at Dunkirk. 1931 - State visit to Paris. Colonial Exhibition. Men on camels, large pavilions etc. King Faisal of Iraq - state visit to England. Greeted at Dover. Inspects Royal Guard of Honour. Victoria railway station. Faisal met by King George V, Prince of Wales, Duke of Gloucester and members of the British Cabinet. State procession to Buckingham Palace in the royal carriage. Crowds wave.
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