Empire Day At St. Paul’s (1914-1918)

London, St. Paul’s Cathedral. World War One Empire Day at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London. Shots of arrivals. Row of boys with flags standing on steps at entrance. Shot looking up at people going into entrance. CU of man standing looking in from outside coach? CU Priest in top hat. CU old lady standing by car. Shot looking down steps at fancy coach as Lord Mayor (?) and guys in elaborate traditional ceremonial costumes approach. Boys lined up with flags on steps. Shots (dark; interior) of 2 British officers in uniforms; with swords; talking to each other; pan on seated row of solders and 2 priests or chaplains . 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
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