King Baudouin Leaves For Belgian Congo (1955)

Unused / unissued material - King Baudouin leaves on a trip to the Belgian Congo. His family see him off. Brussels, Belgium. LS King Baudouin leaving train. MS King passing. LS King inspecting guard of honour. MS Shaking hands with officials and crew. CU Ex-King Leopold hatless. MS The Belgian royal family shaking hands with crew. MS Crowd waving. MS King boarding plane accompanied by Father and Princess De Rethy. LS Crowds waving. MS Princess De Rethy with child leaving plane. LS King Leopold, Princess De Rethy and other members of the royal family waving goodbye. Ground to air plane in flight. (F.G.) Old record suggests material dates from 19/05/1955. 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 mor