Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother is greeted in London, England. She is presented with a bouquet. She is greeted by men and she talks to people.
London in Britain is bombed during the Battle of Britain of World War II. Two men on a hydraulic ladder fighting fire. Smoke rises from the burning buildings following aerial blitzkrieg bombardment by the Nazi German Luftwaffe. Fire blazes out from the roof of a building. Smoke in the background. Firemen with fire hoses direct the water at a door way and upper windows. Heavy smoke billows from the upper windows. Buildings in the background. Bombed and fire gutted buildings. Smoke in the background. A man with a fire hose directs water at a demolished building. Rubble and debris on the streets due to the bombings. British King George VI and Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom look at the bombed buildings with other civilians. The bomb damaged buildings. The King and the Queen talk to a British civilian wearing a helmet. Bombed and fire gutted buildings in London include a wing of Buckingham Palace, with damage to the wing shown. The firemen direct fire hose streams of water on bombed and gutted buildings.
An American actress Dorothy Elizabeth Gish in a Ford car in the United States. Gish stands besides a car. People in the background. She crosses a road and gets into the Ford car. Cars parked on the road in the background.
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon of England at a train station in Paris. French officials shake hands with the British King and the Queen. A railroad train at the train station. English and French troops at the Arc de Triomphe (Pl. Charles de Gaulle, 75008 Paris, France) in a parade along the Avenue des Champs-Elysees with the British Royalty and French dignitaries. Parade includes forces from colonies of France and England. Aerial view of parade and ground level views. The King and the Queen in carriages. English troops and French troops march during a parade. In next scene, two years later in 1940, German troops moving in columns under Arc de Triomphe in occupation of Paris. A German officer salutes. View of German soldiers holding guns moving along the Champs-Elysees. Aerial view of the troops moving along the city. Aerial view of buildings. French citizens standing on the sides of a road watch the German troops. Horsemen and troops on carriages moving under the Arc de Triomphe. A German sentry standing in front of the dome of Napoleon at Les Invalides. The Eiffel Tower with camera panning from ground level upward. View of German soldiers at top of Eiffel Tower. The soldiers are seen raising the Nazi German flag atop the Eiffel tower. A German soldier smiling.
Sports day in Prince Charles's school, the Hill House school (17 Hans Pl, Knightsbridge, London SW1X 0EP, United Kingdom) in West London. Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and Princess Anne arrive in school to meet Prince Charles’ classmates. Prince Charles performs gymnastics. The Queen and Prince Philip seated in chairs watch his performance. Prince Charles also participates in a relay race. Other students watch and cheer for Prince Charles.
Cleaning of Quai d'Orsay Foreign Ministry Palace in Paris, France. View of the Quai d'Orsay (37 Quai d'Orsay, 75007 Paris, France) and its interiors. Army of workmen brighten up the Palace for the visit of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon of the United Kingdom. A man uses feather duster to clean an ornate Baroque clock. Workmen scrubbing a bathtub. The workmen clean chandelier, clocks, and bathtubs.
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