| ON ST. PATRICK'S DAY IN THE MORNING The Duchess of York (The Queen Mother) hands out shamrocks to the Irish Guards on St Patrick's Day. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5382 |
| Catalog #: | 240750 | |
| Clip Number: | 240750-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | G 1486 | |
| Timecode: | 01:46:42 - 01:47:38 | |
| Location: | London. | |
| Year Shot: | 1928 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | HOLIDAYS: St. Patrick's Day LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, London MILITARY: Army, British ROYALTY: British, Queen Elizabeth (Queen Mother, Queen Mum) | |
| Description: | On St. Patrick's Day in the morning... - Duchess of York presents "Ireland's Emblem" to the Irish Guards. London. Various shots show the Duchess of York (Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother) standing on a small platform outside a barracks; she gives baskets of shamrocks to officers of the Irish Guards to hand out to their men, celebrating St. Patrick's Day. She seems to hand out individual shamrocks to a few of the officers. L/S of the line of Irish Guards as they raise their busby helmets in a cheer of 'hip hip hooray'. The Duchess watches them march by; another cameraman is filming her on the other side of the platform. | |
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