Queen Alexandra.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

British Film Institute, owner.

Topical Film Co., production company.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Airplanes.

Children.

Death.

Horses.

Kings and rulers.

Memorials.

Weddings.

Great Britain. Army. Irish Guards.

Great Britain. Army.

Great Britain. Royal Air Force.

Alexandra, Queen, consort of Edward VII, King of Great Britain, 1844-1925.

George V, King of Great Britain, 1865-1936.

Mountbatten of Burma, Louis Mountbatten, Earl, 1900-1979.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file (2 minutes, 33 seconds)) : silent, black and white.

Place of Publication:

[Great Britain] : Topical Film Company, 1925.

Summary:

"It is with profound regret that "Topical Budget" records the death of the Queen Mother at Sandringham. The passing of the beloved consort of Edward VII and the Mother of our King plunges the whole Empire into Mourning. Pictures which recall the gracious personality of the adored Queen. 1865. The first portrait of Her Majesty taken after her arrival in England." Still portrait. "A portrait taken in 1867; King George is on her knee". Another still portrait. "Shamrock Day with the Irish Guards". "The public always crowded to welcome her on Rose Day". Women with baskets of flowers running beside her carriage. "At Farnborough in war-time". The Queen with officials on the airfield. "Empire Day: salute from 10,000 children in Hyde Park". Sitting in an open carriage. "At the wedding of Lord Louis Mountbatten". Some of the guests, including Queen Alexandra. "The last portrait of the beloved Queen". A still portrait.

Notes:

Issue number: 743-2 ; Story number within issue: 1 of 4

Series: Topical Budget.

With intertitles.