Duchess Opens Home For Limbless (1954)

Southsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire. SCU. Duchess of Gloucester on platform with dignitaries. SV. Crowd applauding. SV. Duchess opening door of new home on behalf of the British Limbless Ex-Servicemen’s Association. SV. Interior, Duchess entering. SV. Duchess pulls Union Jack to reveal plaque. SCU. Union Jack reveals plaque. Plaque records that Duchess opened it. SV. Duchess touring home. SV. Orderlies making beds, tidying rooms. SCU. Disabled people seated in dining room. SV. Men seated in lounge. SCU. Men reading books. CU. One armed billiards player in billiards room. SV. Disabled men watching. LV. One armed man playing billiard. (Orig Neg.) (Title Scene “H“) 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 British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 1