Prime Minister of the United kingdom Winston Churchill speaks into a microphone in London, England. Officials and dignitaries seated on a stage in a hall. A portrait of Winston Churchill in the background. A dignitary stands at a podium and speaks into a microphone. He finishes his speech and sits in a chair. People on the stage applaud. Churchill stands at a podium speaks into the microphone. Churchill with other officials climbs down the steps. The people in the hall stand. Churchill seated on the stage. The dignitaries write on a paper. Churchill speaks to an official. The dignitary speaks into the microphone. People seated in the hall. A group of people on the stage. People in the hall cheer and applaud. A group of people in the background sing.
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon visit a shipyard in England. The King and Queen of the United Kingdom are cheerfully greeted by workers. King George VI watches a worker welding. The royal couple congratulate Ms. Jacqueline Cochran, thanking the American female pilot for her service to the British Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA) as a flight captain and a recruiter of qualified woman pilots delivering American built planes to Britain for the "Wings for Britain" effort in World War II. King Peter II of Yugoslavia, young monarch in exile and Godson of the King and Queen of England, arriving safely in London after a dramatic escape from Yugoslavia.
United Kingdom Member of Parliament and President of the National Seamen's and Firemen's Union Havelock Wilson argues against pacificism and calls for "Peace with Victory," at a public meeting at Trafalgar Square in London, England (Trafalgar Sq, London WC2N 5DN, United Kingdom) He stands near statue of lion at base of Nelson's Column and addresses a seated audience of men and women. In change of scene, Mr. Wilson poses, using two canes for support, as he speaks in front of a building. Men hold up a sign reading: "Sailors and Soldiers, Don't forget to declare yourselves in favour of the Seamen's Boycott of the Huns." (The Seamen pledged to boycott German maritime activities, following the war as reprisal for German attacks during World War I) Closeup of Havelock Wilson.
View from above of an outdoor enclosure with large banner above fence reading: "Crashed German Plane Here." Sign on fence states admission fee of 6 pence for adult and 3 pence for children. The crashed plane is a German Me-109, covered by a camouflage net canopy. Inside the enclosure, a sign leaning against the plane's fuselage reads: "In Aid of Local Spitfire Fund." Two RAF Sergeants appear to be in charge of the display. The aircraft engine cowling is missing revealing the engine. The propeller blades on the plane are bent. Two girls read the Poster about aid of local Spitfire fund and another reading "Send up our Fighters, They'll knock down the Blighters (Fighter Plane Fund)." A boy joins the girls reading the posters. People put money in a can for local Spitfire fund during Battle of Britain.
Sir Archibald Sinclair, Secretary of State for Air arrives with fellow colleagues at St. Paul's Cathedral (St. Paul's Churchyard, London EC4M 8AD, United Kingdom) in London. Mr. Sinclair unveils a Bronze tablet honoring Pilot William Meade Lindsley "Billy" Fiske III that reads 'WILLIAM MEADE LINDSLEY FISKE AN AMERICAN CITIZEN WHO DIED THAT ENGLAND MIGHT LIVE'.4 July 1941.
Members of British trade unions gather in Hyde Park in London, England (Hyde Park, London W2 2EU, United Kingdom). Trade unionists protest rising food prices, during World War 1. They parade carrying their respective trade union banners and assemble to listen to speakers.
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