Duchess Of Kent Visits The Wrens (1942)

Titles read: “DUCHESS OF KENT VISITS THE WRENS“. Somewhere in Britain. Various shots of Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent, in WREN uniform visiting a WRNS (Women’s Royal Naval Service) training depot. She inspects recruits, visits the canteen (“where it’s possible to buy hair grips and curlers“) and watches a new WREN being kited out. Commentator mentions that this is the Duchess’ first public appearance since her bereavement (death of her husband, Prince George, Duke of Kent) 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 c