United Nations Day (1942)

Titles read: “UNITED NATIONS DAY“. London. General view from the top of Buckingham Palace looking along The Mall as a parade comes marching towards us. Brief shot of crowds that have gathered there on United Nations Day. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (Queen Mother) take their place on saluting base outside the Palace. Shots of Taking the Salute. Also on the dais are Princess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II), Princess Margaret, President Benes of Czechoslovakia, King Peter of Yugoslavia and King Haakon of Norway. Various shots of the huge March Past. The parade is led by the Fire Service Band (playing ’Land of Hope and Glory’), followed by men and women of the Civil Defence Services including British Miners, iron and steel workers, fishermen, bakers, land girls, and munition workers. M/S of Prime Minister Winston Churchill watching with Russian Ambassador Ivan Maisky and Prime Minister of Poland General Sikorski. Then we see several contingents in the parade representing the Servic