Empire Day (1931)

Full title reads: “Everywhere. Empire Day. Britishers throughout the World - particularly the schoolchildren - celebrate the greatest patriotic festival of the year.“ A male teacher stands on a podium outside a school. He is surrounded by children listening to him speak. Flags are hung over the playground and some of the children are in patriotic fancy dress costume. The children all turn and salute child dressed as Britannia. Children in costume march past proud looking parents. The children salute the British Union Jack flag as they pass. 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 (1926-1930), British Paramount (193