| THE KING IN SOUTH WALES King Edward VIII visits very poor areas in South Wales. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 6323 |
| Catalog #: | 178191 | |
| Clip Number: | 178191-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 36/94 | |
| Timecode: | 01:07:47 - 01:11:26 | |
| Location: | Wales | |
| Year Shot: | 1936 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ECONOMICS: Poverty ECONOMICS: Unemployment LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, Wales ROYALTY: British, Edward VIII (Duke of Windsor, Prince of Wales) | |
| Description: | "The King in South Wales". King Edward VIII (Prince of Wales, Duke of Windsor) visits very poor, poverty stricken area of Wales. Rhondda Valley, Mid-Glamorgan, Wales. Various shots of cheering crowds greeting the King. He walks under an arch made from leeks. King leaves by car to inspect a co-operative farm. We then see the King visiting a disused garbage dump which has been converted into a recreational ground for unemployed men. More cheering crowds greet the King as he inspects brigade of men in uniform - St. John's ambulance men? The King then visits a centrer for retraining unemployed men. Various shots of King visiting a disused steel works. More shots of crowds cheering enthusiastically as King visits more deprived areas, looks like a council estate. Note: surprisingly vitriolic commentary - narrator demands that more industries and more jobs brought to poor areas of South Wales. Also mentions King's supposed empathy with unemployed masses. | |
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