Full titles read: "In Solemn Silence - the King places wreath on spot where Nurse Cavell was shot". L/S's of senior army officials (Field Marshall Lord Haig could be one of them) placing wreath on the memorial site where Nurse Cavell was shot. King George V (Prince o Wales)...
Full titles read: "In Solemn Silence - the King places wreath on spot where Nurse Cavell was shot". L/S's of senior army officials (Field Marshall Lord Haig could be one of them) placing wreath on the memorial site where Nurse Cavell was shot. King George V (Prince o Wales) and Queen Mary (Princess Mary) stand over the site with other dignitaries.
Intertitle reads: "All Brussels acclaim our King and Queen at the Official reception at the Hotel de Ville". L/S's of large square near the hotel. the Royal procession arrives, they are greeted by large crowds of people, who wave from the sides of the square and from the windows from buildings. L/S of the King and Queen looking out from balcony. L/S of band playing in square.
M/S of the King visiting graves of fallen British soldiers at the Battlefield cemeteries. He hods a wreath which he passes to amy official. L/S's of the King walking past grave stones. M/S of a cross marking a grave.
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