Reel 2. Royal Silver Wedding. Continued from reel 1.
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (Queen Mother) visiting Paris, France in 1938. They are received by President Albert Lebrun. Crowds wave as King and Lebrun tours city in open car.
Reel 2. Royal Silver Wedding. Continued from reel 1.
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (Queen Mother) visiting Paris, France in 1938. They are received by President Albert Lebrun. Crowds wave as King and Lebrun tours city in open car.
Various shots of Washington DC, United States of America (USA). King and Queen meet President Franklin D Roosevelt in 1939. King and Queen at White House garden party. Good C/Us of King and Queen with FDR, Eleanor Roosevelt and FDR's mother.
Various shots of King and Queen on tour of South Africa in 1947 (?). We see King, Queen, Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) and Princess Margaret at Victoria Falls.
Various shots of London during Blitz in World War II. King and Queen tour bomb sites in cities, they chat with people in crowds. Various shots of King in military uniform with General Dwight Eisenhower and General Cameron Alexander in North Africa. King inspects Highland Division of British Army.
King with Winston Churchill and ministers of Coalition Government outside Buckingham Palace, London. Various shots of victory parade at end of World War in 1945. Royal family watch servicemen and women from Commonwealth parade passed. Crowds, cheering and general atmosphere of celebration.
Romsey Abbey. Wedding of Earl Mountbatten's daughter Patricia's wedding, Princess Elizabeth is bridesmaid. Philip Mountbatten (Prince Philip, Duke of Windsor) helping Princess with her fur coat. Princess Elizabeth, Prince Philip, King and Queen and Princess Margaret pose for camera. Various shots of Prince Philip and Princess Elizabeth's wedding. Note: accompanying paperwork exists - see file for ROYAL SILVER WEDDING.
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