Albert Of Belgium (1927)

Albert of Belgium. Location of events unknown. King Albert I of Belgium and the British Ambassador inaugurate a memorial monument to the ;600 British soldiers who died at Ypres during Great War. 1927. Wide shot from angle of large monument w/ classical columns set into wall on either side of big arch. King Albert & other VIPs walking down street toward cam. Military band (seated) playing; crowd stands around them. Wide shot panning on many people in front of big building. Shot looking over crowd to Belgian officer making speech. Wider shot same. Shot looking down at soldiers all saluting. LS Row of bagpipe players seen from back. Another angle of same. Wide shot from near monument (?); looking back; huge crowd behind fence; VIPs & military in front. World War One. aftermath; ceremony FILM ID:2524.3 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 ENQUI
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