Wedding Of Major R. Lloyd George 1917

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Wedding of Major R. Lloyd George.

Bath Abbey.

Wedding of Major Richard Lloyd George to Roberta Ida Freeman McAlpine. Very dark; underexposed. Shots of ladies arriving; getting out of carriages and cars. Then some shots of groups of people; including soldiers in uniform.

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Cataloguer:
Cheri
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
sound
Media URN:
71769
Sort Number:
ON 044 H
Time in/Out:
01:53:58:00 / 01:54:59:00
Canister:
ON 044 H
Film ID:
1864.52
Issue Date:
1917

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  • The location for this clip is not London, but Bath Abbey.

    "Major R Lloyd George" is Richard Lloyd George, son of the former Prime Minister David Lloyd George.

    The bride was Roberta Ida Freeman McAlpine.

    The date of this wedding is 7 April 1917.

    Further footage of this event can be seen in clip 1884.40.

    jamied 24th May 2012
  • Thanks.

    British Pathé 23rd Aug 2012

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