May Queen Of London (1917)

May Queen contest for little girls. Kent. MS group of girls of varying ages; in white dresses and flowers walking along road towards camera. Some hold flowers; flags or a wand with a star on it. Then shot of the new queen; Chrissie Unsdell; wearing crown and gauze veil; sitting in middle as other girls stand around her. She looks rather serious. 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.
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