Princess Honours Malta's War Dead 1949

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Full title reads: "Princess Honours Malta's War Dead".

St. Paul's Anglican Cathedral, Malta.

LV Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) and the Governor of Malta (Sir Gerald Creasey) followed by Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and officials walking past memorial.

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
46540
Sort Number:
49/100
Time in/Out:
01:46:35:00 / 01:47:53:00
Canister:
49/100
Film ID:
1427.32
Issue Date:
15/12/1949

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British Pathe captured many extraordinary events on film over its 80 year history but sometimes the cameras were switched on when tragedy struck.
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The death penalty has been carried out in almost all societies and although these images from WWI and WWII are unsettling, they still provide a raw account of events from a certain time.
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The Duke of Edinburgh has many talents, but it is his unique way with words that often receives the most attention. 
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