Interior of the River Don Works steelplant and forge shop at Sheffield (later Sheffield Forgemasters). Exteriors of steel mill shows stacks emitting smoke. In the mill, molten steel poured. Men at furnace. Steel block is heated and shaped. Men fuel the giant furnaces, standing at some distance due to the heat.
U.S. sailor gives a soldier a haircut on deck near 40mm mount. Other soldiers chat and smile. (World War II period).
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon attend ceremonies at Wellington Barracks. A memorial to the King’s late father, King George V, in the Guards Chapel, Wellington Barracks (The Royal Military Chapel, Wellington Barracks, Birdcage Walk, London SW1E 6HQ, United Kingdom). The British King and Queen leave the car outside Wellington Barracks. Foot Guards lined up.
The Palace of Westminster in London. Interiors of House of Commons shows crowd gathered. A man speaks at the microphone. Portrait of Winston Churchill on wall in the background. Churchill speaks on microphone in past. Exteriors of the Westminster Palace. Churchill's car enters the gates. Crowd lined up and cameramen take pictures. Churchill's wife walks. Churchill leaves the car with cigar in his mouth. Churchill opens the door and greeted by people. A woman photographs Churchill. Guests gathered outside Churchill's house. Prime Minster Sir Alec Douglas Home arrives at his house. Press and cameramen record the event. Churchill looks out from window.
King Edward VIII walks past guards in formation followed by other British officials outside the palace. Still image of Wallis Simpson who became wife of Edward (Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor). Guards outside main door to 10 Downing Street. Car pulls up on road. King George VI, who ascended the throne after King Edward VIII abdicated, exits the car with his wife, Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon, and daughters, Princess Margaret and Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II). The king and his princess daughters shake hands with guards. The king reviews British troops. From a 1961 newsreel recounting events roughly 25 years earlier.
Funeral services for King Edward VII in London. Troops lined up on roadside. Troops on horseback move ahead. Horse-drawn carriage passes on road. Flag-draped casket on carriage. Guards with busbies move ahead with carriage. Royal Navy men with the procession. Troops line streets.
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