Princess Christian Lays Foundation Stone (1920)

Woolwich, London. Intertitle: “PRINCESS CHRISTIAN makes one of rare public appearances to lay Foundation Stone of British Mothers and Babies Hospital“. The elderly Princess Christian walks past a row of children waving branches of leaves, they are in a garden, strings of bunting hang over head. Panning shot follows the Princess and her entourage of dignitaries as they enter a marquee. C/U of two men ceremonially lowering a foundation stone onto a brick plinth, the Princess stands behind the stone and makes a speech. M/S of a procession of little girls holding a banner they walk past the Princess and the foundation stone, several nurses watch. 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 136,000