The King Abdicates Version 2 Of 2 (1936)

Full title reads: “The King Abdicates“. London. This story is very similar to THE KING ABDICATES (version 1 of 2), also in 36/100. This version includes shots of Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin getting into a car outside no. 10 Downing St. More shots of Duke and Duchess of York (Prince Albert, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, later the Queen Mother) on official visits with Princess Margaret and Princess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II). The narrator incorrectly refers to new sovereign as King Albert I. M/S of Queen Mary with toddlers. Narrator describes Queen Mary - “the gracious lady whose sorrow must be so heavy throughout these tragic days“. Note: lots of shots in this item appear to be archive shots from earlier Pathe Gazette stories. Note: please see also separate record for THE KING ABDICATES (version 1 of 2) - it is mute. Note: mute neg. ends at 01:53:03, 12 seconds before end of sound track. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PA