Wales Honours Her Dead Aka Wales Honour Her “Short“ (1928)

Item title reads - Wales Honours her dead and welcomes her Prince at impressive unveiling and dedication of Welsh National War Memorial. Cardiff. L/S as various dignitaries climb up onto a platform. Prince Edward, Prince of Wales, wearing Guards uniform and bearskin hat stands up to make a speech. L/S of the memorial with lots of pillars around the outside and a winged statue in the middle. M/S as a clergyman performs the ceremony. L/S of the platform. M/S as the Prince walks with another man who is carrying a wreath, the Prince places it on the war memorial. Various shots of other men laying wreaths, one of them looks like David Lloyd George (?) L/S of the Prince talking to Lloyd George while others stand around. M/S as the Prince inspects line of war veterans who are holding wreaths, he shakes hands with a few. L/S of the memorial, the camera pans up it to the statue in the middle. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT D
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