| VICTORY CELEBRATIONS - KING SPEAKS VE Day celebrations in London & King's speech. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 7764 |
| Catalog #: | 315972 | |
| Clip Number: | 315972-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | UN 1129 A | |
| Timecode: | 01:00:15 - 01:01:39 | |
| Location: | London | |
| Year Shot: | 1945 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CROWDS: Misc. PERSONALITIES: Churchill, Sir Winston ROYALTY: British, George VI (Prince Albert, Duke of York) ROYALTY: British, Queen Elizabeth (Queen Mother, Queen Mum) WORLD WAR TWO, GENERAL: Armistice WORLD WAR TWO, GENERAL: Victory Celebrations | |
| Description: | VICTORY CELEBRATIONS - KING SPEAKS VE Day celebrations in London & King's speech. London. Several shots of mass crowds seen from a balcony of Buckingham Palace during the celebration of Victory of Europe Day (VE Day). King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (later the Queen Mother) looking at crowds from balcony. Pan of huge crowd gathered. Winston Churchill posing for cameras with military personnel. House of Commons speaker and MP's walking through cheering crowd. More shots of crowd outside Buckingham Palace. Several close up shots of the King seated at desk speaking into microphone. He asks the listeners to join with him in the act of thanks giving. He seems very confused. | |


