ROYAL / JAPAN: Crown Prince Hirohito of Japan at Manchester (1921)

GAUMONT GRAPHIC NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit Crown Prince Hirohito of Japan at Manchester during his visit to Britain. Full Description: SLATE INFORMATION: Japanese Crown Prince in the Midlands. HRH from the land of silk visits Cottonopolis ENGLAND: Manchester: EXT GV car bearing the Crown Prince Hirohito of Japan down wide streets with mounted police escort a second car behind them. Hirohito standing still in city square as soldier blows (national anthem), large crowd gathered round square. Royal party walk along pavement through doorway into building GV four officers on horseback preceding Prince as car ride down wide street. SV Royal party walking through doorway. SV Prince and party walk towards open top car in foreground. Prince steps into car, Mayor site down beside him. Procession of cars along past crowds of people lining pavements. Mayor and Prince Hiroh