Duke And Duchess Of Windsor In Miami (1940)

Unused / unissued material - dates unclear or unknown. Miami, Florida, United States of America (USA). A large motor yacht / ship comes in to dock in Miami harbour. MS of the Duke of Windsor (formerly King Edward VIII) with others on board. MS of waiting crowd. The Duke and Duchess (formerly Mrs Wallis Simpson) come down the gangway and address the waiting cameras. The Duke says that they are glad to be in America again, although it is pretty tough on the Duchess to have to undergo a dental operation the first time she returns to her native land after so many years. They hope she will get well quickly and that they can see some of Miami and Florida and have a few days rest and quiet before they go back to the Bahamas. The couple wave goodbye to the cameras. LS the Windsors drive off down a crowd lined street. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.