Victory Celebrations - King Speaks (1945)

London. Several shots of mass crowds seen from a balcony of Buckingham Palace during the celebration of Victory of Europe Day (VE Day). King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (later the Queen Mother) looking at crowds from balcony. Winston Churchill posing to cameras with military personnel. House of Commons speaker and MP’s walking through cheering crowd. More shots of crowd outside Buckingham Palace. Several close up shots of the King speaking into microphone - natural sound. He asks the listeners to join with him in the act of thanks giving. He seems very confused. 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 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926
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