Royal Maundy Gifts Green Tint (1925)

Item title reads - Royal Maundy gifts. 60 (the King’s age) old men and women receive £ - in Royal gold and silver - from the King’s Lord High Almoner. Westminster, London. M/S as the Lord High Almoner emerges in ornate robes carrying flowers, he is followed by two ladies and a judge. He shakes hands with the ladies and they get into a car. M/S of him and the judge, they bow. M/S of one elderly lady, she holds up the little pouch containing the money. M/S of one man opening a purse for another man. A young man opens the purse for an elderly man who is struggling. Others stand in the background. Note: this item is tinted green. A black and white version with the same title and footage can be found in G 1254 on *PM0442*. 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 al