State Visit To France (1914-1918)

Titles read: ’The Royal Visit To Paris - The King and Queen received with military honours.’ State Visit To France - King George V and Queen Mary. Opens with shot of the royals on top deck of a boat - King and a few other men all dressed in Navy fancy dress uniforms. DS Parade - guards wearing helmets; ride horses down street; accompanying coaches - a procession of open coaches follows. More French horse guards. Cars. CU balcony; with King & Queen in formal wear; President Raymond Poincare; some other men and ladies. They all sit down People walking about or standing and chatting; on slope - at horse races; looks like its a fashion show in France too. Looking diagonally across grass toward hedge; horses approach it; jump; run on. Steeplechase; horse racing. LS horses approaching down track; run past on rt Queen; King get into coach (seen over heads of people); exit. Royalty. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTA
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