Royal Review Of London’s Fire Fighting Forces (1939)

Full titles read: “ROYAL REVIEW OF LONDON’S FIRE FIGHTING FORCES“ L/S’s of The Duke of Kent (Prince George) and the Duchess of Kent (Princess Marina of Greece) meeting and shaking hands with members of the fire service at Hyde Park, London. They watch a demonstration of the firemen at work putting out a a fire burning on a make shift tower. The commentator remarks “In the hands of such men London is safe.“ 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 (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British