| QUEEN ALEXANDRA'S DRIVE Queen Alexandra is driven through London in open coach on 'Rose Day'. | ||
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| Tape Master: | 5143 | |
| Catalog #: | 513516 | |
| Clip Number: | 513516-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | ON 134 B | |
| Timecode: | 01:42:06 - 01:45:08 | |
| Location: | London | |
| Year Shot: | 1918 (Estimated Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | HOLIDAYS: Queen Alexandra's Rose Day LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, London ROYALTY: British, Queen Alexandra (Princess of Wales, Alexandra of Denmark) | |
| Description: | Royalty; holidays. Queen Alexandra's Rose Day - on which women sell flowers; fundraising for some charity. (Queen Alex. is quite old-- 70--at this point. She maintained her beauty and youthful appearance to an amazing degree in her old age.) CU 2 other ladies in a coach; drive off. Parade - several London bobbies (police) in FG; diag shot of street; with many shops. Mansfield Books. Crowd waves as procession comes- 1st coach Queen Alexandra & the other lady. then others. More parade; CU coach passing. (Chicago Daily News sign in BG!?) People leaning out of crowd . Another street. Finally; home again by palace; Alexandra is patting horses. | |
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