King George V And Queen Mary Inspects Troops (1934)

Unissued / unused material - dates and location unclear or unknown. Manchester, Lancashire. King George V and Queen Mary stand with dignitaries as colours are lowered and the National Anthem - God Save The King - is played. VS as the King, dressed in a top hat, inspects guard of honour. There is lots of cheering from the crowd. VS of the Lord Mayor of Manchester making a speech about the links between the City and the Manchester Regiment. (Sound is very poor). Various shots of Royals with dignitaries. Pan across crowd and group of nurses listening to speech. VS of King and Queen coming out of building in procession. 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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