Queen Mary In Fleet Street 1937

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Full title reads: "Queen Mary in Fleet Street".

London.

Various shots of Queen Mary (widow of King George V) at offices of Daily Telegraph and Morning Post newspapers. We her inspecting a large pile of toys. The toys have been collected for charity: they will be distributed to poor...

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
15839
Sort Number:
37/099
Time in/Out:
01:03:40:00 / 01:04:13:00
Canister:
37/99
Film ID:
947.05
Issue Date:
13/12/1937

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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 Duke of Edinburgh has many talents, but it is his unique way with words that often receives the most attention. 
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