Arrival Of The Wife Of Viceroy Of India - Lady Irwin (1920-1929)

Arrival of the wife of Viceroy of India - Lady Irwin. Location of events unknown. British in India. Arrival of Lady Irwin; wife of the Viceroy; Lord Irwin (Earl of Halifax) who succeeded Lord Reading as Governor General of India from 1926-31. Lady I arrives in automobile; walks past potted tropical plants. Lord & Lady I. seated on a dais at outdoor reception. Lord I. stands; speaks; greets Indian VIP; Lady I. rises. British soldiers in white helmets & uniforms getting into automobile; driver is Indian man w/ turban. Crowd of the British community; military men in uniform & their wives; at outdoor gathering; trees in BG. Then a crowd of Indian men at this same event. Segregation; government 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