Ceylon Independence - Clips (1948)

Thought to be Selected Originals from late 1940s material. Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Various shots of people at the road side during Ceylon’s Independence Parade. Shots of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester and the Duchess of Gloucester with Prime Minister of Ceylon Mr Sennanayake during the Ceremony. Possibly connected with 48/15 - MD. FILM ID:1514.4 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 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.