| EX-KING & QUEEN OF SIAM IN SURREY Having recently abdicated, ex-King of Thailand is filmed in his new Surrey home. | ||
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| Tape Master: | 5536 | |
| Catalog #: | 185881 | |
| Clip Number: | 185881-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 35/19 | |
| Timecode: | 01:15:06 - 01:15:55 | |
| Location: | Cranleigh, Surrey | |
| Year Shot: | 1935 (Estimated Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | IMMIGRATION: Exile LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, Surrey ROYALTY: Thai (Siam) | |
| Description: | Ex-King and Queen of Siam in Surrey. Cranleigh, Surrey. Directly after news of his abdication the ex-King Prajadhipok of Siam (aka Thailand) granted an interview to Pathe Gazette. Various shots of exterior of large country house - the ex-King's new home. Various shots of ex--King and his wife walking around large gardens, both are dressed in latest European fashions. He smokes a cigar in a holder and pats his pet Greyhound dog on the head. Narrator explains from now own they are to be known as Prince and Princess Sukhodaya. According to narrator the ex-King was educated at Eton and "is very in English in his views and strongly objects to oriental extravagances". | |
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