Royal Christening 1938

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Solna, Sweden.

The baby Princess Desiree, youngest great-grandchild of the King of Sweden, is carried carefully out of a car by a nurse outside the church of Solna near Stockholm. The baby's mother, Princess Sibylla, gets out of the car. Brief shot of the King of Sweden arriving at the church....

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
17287
Sort Number:
38/053
Time in/Out:
01:14:17:00 / 01:14:47:00
Canister:
38/53
Film ID:
971.16
Issue Date:
04/07/1938

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