Five Reigns Reel 1 (1896-1914)

Material assembled for an uncompleted documentary probably put together in the late 1940s. Sound is intermittent throughout. There is no complete shot listing - please let Pathe know if you spot something we have missed. This reel covers late 1890s and early 1900s. Chelsea pensioners on parade being inspected. Groups walking away after parade, one of them walks to the gate to greet a young woman and her daughter (a relative). The pensioner walks arm in arm with them. In the pensioner’s room the girl sits on his lap and they look at a book. She asks him questions about Queen Victoria. He replies “that she was the realest Queen that ever lived, and she reigned the longest. In those days“. Queen Victoria in an open carriage with crowds in the background. London street scenes full of horses and carriages. 1897 The Queen escorted by soldiers rides in a carriage with waving crowds (Diamond Jubilee procession?). The funeral of Queen Victoria with Edward VII on horseback. The pensioner explains that “Ed