ROYAL / PALESTINE: Emperor Haile Selassie departs from Jerusalem for England (1936)

BRITISH PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit Exiled Abyssinian Emperor Haile Selassie and members of his family depart Jerusalem on the train bound for London, England. Full Description: PALESTINE: Jerusalem: EXT General views of Villa Lea modernist house, where exiled Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie lived during stay in Palestine / Selaisse (wearing cape and white pith helmet) down steps, past crowd and into car / General view of local people (Palestinians, Arabs) watching Selassie depart / Close shots of man unrolling carpet at railway station, Selassie family’s baggage on platform and travel label on trunk / Emperor Selassie (putting on white pith helmet as along) walks along (red) carpet preceded by a small furry dog (Lulu?) and embarks train / Back view of Selassie into train as guarded by British troops / General views of Selassie’s daughter Princess Tsehai, Crown Prince Asfaw Wossen (later Emperor Amha Selassi
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