Armistice Day (1925)

Item title reads - Now once again, King and Princes - priests and people unite to pay tribute to our glorious dead. London. L/S of the Cenotaph, crowds stand at the side and clergymen walk around to stand near it. M/S as King George V, Prince Edward (Prince of Wales) and Prince Albert (Duke of York) walk up to the Cenotaph followed by other military officers. M/S of the King and two Princes stood together, the King is given a wreath and walks up to lay it on the Cenotaph. The two Princes do the same. L/S of the Cenotaph with wreaths at the bottom. M/S as the King and assembled officials take their hats off as a mark of respect then replace them. L/S as people in the crowd replace their hats and begin to move away. M/S as buglers and drummers play in front of troops. L/S of the crowds, the camera pans across to the Cenotaph. A bishop conducts a service in front of it as the wind blows through. Intertitle - ’the flowers of remembrance.’ L/S of the Cenotaph, L/S of crowds of people queuing
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