Empire Day (1930)

Item title reads - Empire Day. Old and young in thousands join in great festival of prayer and praise. Everywhere. L/S as people parade down a road dressed in costumes from various parts of the Empire. M/S of a woman dressed as Britannia, she walks along in front of the crowd and holds up her trident. L/S of huge crowds of people in a park, with river in the background, some ride on horses, the camera pans across them to a choir singing. M/S as female naval officers and cadets walk along, C/U profile of a man (possibly Prince George, Duke of Kent ?), in naval uniform, he salutes as they march past. Young male naval cadets march past. C/U of the Duke (?) saluting again. 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 in