Full title reads: "Rumania's (aka Romania) beautiful Queen visits President Coolidge and Unknown Warrior's tomb, is eagerly acclaimed by huge crowds".
Washington D. C. / Arlington, Virginia, United States of America (USA).
M/S of Queen Marie of Romania standing beneath owning outside smart hotel, she beckons a small entourage of dignitaries to follow her inside.
Panning shot follows Queen Marie and several American Army officers as they walk towards the Unknown Warrior's tomb. The officers salute, Queen Marie crosses herself. L/S of Queen Marie laying a wreath on the tomb. M/S of Queen giving speech as she lays the wreath.
M/S of Queen Marie walking up a red carpet next to bespectacled man with a slight limp (President Calvin Coolidge?). An entourage of dignitaries follow, little girls in white walk in front of them scattering rose petals. A crowd watches as the part go up some steps and into a columned building.
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