| PRINCESS ROYAL OPENS A NEW NURSES' HOME IN LEEDS Princess Mary opens nurses homes at Leeds hospital (her husband, Earl Harewood, is its president). | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 6348 |
| Catalog #: | 96789 | |
| Clip Number: | 96789-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 37/80 | |
| Timecode: | 01:39:38 - 01:40:09 | |
| Location: | Leeds, Yorkshire. | |
| Year Shot: | 1937 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CEREMONIES: Grand Opening HEALTH AND MEDICINE: Hospitals LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, Yorkshire ROYALTY: British, Princess Mary ( Princess Royal ) | |
| Description: | Princess Royal opens new Nurses' Home in Leeds. Leeds, Yorkshire. Various shots of Princess Mary (Princess Royal) arriving by car at Leeds General Infirmary. She is greeted by a hospital official and her husband, Earl of Harewood, who is also President of the Hospital. Nurses form a guard of honour up the steps to the entrance to the new nurses' homes. Various L/Ss of modern looking hospital - "one the finest ... in the country". Princess Mary leaves the hospital carrying a bunch of flowers. She stops to shake hands with a uniformed man (he wears medals - possibly a war veteran?). Crowds cheer as her car drives away. | |
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