Royal Tour Of Bombed Areas (1941)

Title reads: “Royal Tour of Bombed Areas“. Manchester. Various shots of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (later Queen Mother) with Herbert Morrison and Lord Mayor of Manchester, walking amongst people in areas destroyed by aerial bombardment. M/S of the Queen talking to people in a street. C/U of woman with baby talking to Queen. Panning shot of pile of rubble. C/U of Queen talking to more people in crowd. Various shots of King inspecting ruins of Royal Exchange. Workmen stand on rubble of bomb site holding spades. Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. Various shots of the King and Queen walking amongst cheering crowds at Stoke. The King and Queen are there to visit a large pottery works. Note: see also record for QUEEN’S TOUR on tape *PM1043* (film id ). FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT
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