| QUEEN ALEXANDRA'S ROSE DAY Queen Alexandra is presented with flowers on 'Rose Day'. | ||
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| Tape Master: | 5143 | |
| Catalog #: | 366727 | |
| Clip Number: | 366727-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | ON 134 A | |
| Timecode: | 01:42:06 - 01:44:07 | |
| 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 Alexandra accepts big bouquet of roses from a little girl & boy; then gives them each a single flower from her own small bunch. Shot of entrance at Buckingham Palace; with a coach stopped; some people are either coming or going. CU Alexandra with another little girl - but very dark. CU Queen Alexandra sitting in open coach; with another lady - Alex always a fashion queen has a tall hat perched on her head and some shiny loose garment - she looks toward camera & speaks; starts to hand flowers down to someone. Next; women w/ baskets of flowers hanging from their necks; flyers w/ pictures of Queen Alexandra; pedestrians walk past in FG. Pan rt. on women - last one holding up can for donations. ECU flowers (not regular roses)- fills up whole screen. | |
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