Still from In Memoriam London’s Last Farewell to King George V via EAFA
United Kingdom
English
00:06:37
200 ft
16mm
B&W
Silent
"Scenes of the preparations in Parliament Street and Whitehall an hour before the funeral procession and the procession itself filmed from an upper storey window in Parliament Street" (EAFA Database).
Institute of Amateur Cinematographers Collection, East Anglian Film Archive
"Shots include: preparations in Parliament Square hour before funeral; military bands forming ranks in Parliament Street; empty carriages for the funeral cortege crossing Parliament Square; the beginning of the procession, bands play and move off towards the Cenotaph, coffin followed by dignitaries on foot and carriages enter Parliament Street; progress of the procession passed the Cenotaph. The shots of the funeral procession include King Edward VIII [Duke of Windsor] and carriage with Queen Mary and her sister. The shots of the preparations and procession also include shots of the crowds in Parliament Street and Whitehall" (EAFA Database).
Amateur Cinema