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  • Short Summary

    Scouts and Guides salute Prince Albert (future George VI) on Empire Day in Hyde Park.

  • Description

    Hyde Park, London.

    Intertitle: "EMPIRE DAY. Prince Albert takes salute from 10,000 boys and girls".

    Prince Albert, Duke of York ( future King George VI ), stands by a flag pole in Hyde Park and salutes a troop of sea cadets as they pass. L/S of little girls in white aprons and nurses caps march past the flag pole flying the Union Jack, under which the Prince stands. The girls are followed by a brass band. Good C/U of the Prince saluting, next to him stands a gentleman in a top hat and a scout chief with a white beard. L/S of boy scouts marching across the Park carrying flags - the Union Jack, the red ensign and the cross of St. George.

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  • Data

    Film ID:
    210.38
    Media URN:
    21814
    Group:
    Pathe newsreels
    Archive:
    British Pathé
    Issue Date:
    27/05/1920
    Sound:
    Silent
    HD Format:
    Available on request
    Stock:
    Black & White
    Duration:
    00:01:08:00
    Time in/Out:
    01:48:22:00 / 01:49:30:00
    Canister:
    G 671

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