King George VI and Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. A large crowd gathers on a street to greet the King and the Queen. Bakers standing near a table. A cake on the table. The King and the Queen come outside a building. A large crowd cheer and wave towards them. People standing near the cake. Aerial view of the large crowd on the street. A war memorial at Connaught Square dedicated to the soldiers who died in World War II. The dignitaries place a wreath on the memorial.
The King's Plate turf classic held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. People gather in a large number on the ground. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom arrive to watch the championship. Dignitaries arrive in a royal carriage. A large crowd greets them. The King and the Queen seated in the grandstands. The race starts. Jockeys riding their horses on the race track. People watching the race. The winner is awarded by dignitaries. The King and the Queen seated in the royal carriage. After the event they leave the area.
View from shore of newly opened St. Lawrence Seaway as the British Royal Yacht Britannia navigates a lock of the seaway canal. Crowd looks on from platforms and waves at the royal party aboard the ship. View switches to the grandstand at the opening ceremony for the St Lawrence Seaway. Britain's Queen Elizabeth approaches the podium to give remarks. Camera pans across grounds showing audience listening to the addresses from the ceremony grandstand. Candian police and mounted police in the foreground near the grandstand. United States President Dwight Eisenhower approaches the podium to make remarks.
A procession of royal limousines enter an air field. Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother approaches the Memphis Belle B-17 bomber. Brief shot of ceremony honoring the crew of the B-17 flying Fortress Bomber, "Memphis Belle" during World War 2. with aircraft and crew intact.) Lieutenant General Jacob Devers, reads a citation. Other officers seen include Commander of U.S. 8th Air Force, Major General Ira Eaker, General Devers. and Captain Robert K. Morgan, pilot of the aircraft.
King George VI passes away in the United Kingdom. People gather in a large number at a railroad station in London. A funeral train bearing the body of King George VI pulls in at the station. People mourn. Casket bearing the body is taken out of the train. View of Princess Elizabeth, now Queen Elizabeth II, her sister Princess Margaret, and the Queen Mother Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon in mourning black at the train station as the casket is unloaded from the train. Pallbearers carry the casket. Exterior of Westminster Hall (3 St Margaret St, London SW1P 3JX, United Kingdom). A large crowd gathers along the sides of a street. The casket is placed in Westminster Hall. A crowd queues up to pay homage.
Life of Princess Margaret, younger sister of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom. Interspersed are scenes from various periods of Princess Margaret's life, from early childhood through adulthood. Princess Margaret greeting women with babies. A young Princess Margaret shakes hands with a courtier. Her older sister, Elizabeth (the future Queen Elizabeth II) is ahead of her. Sister Elizabeth helps Margaret cross a log as parents, King George VI and Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, look on. Teenaged Princess Margaret with King George VI picking flowers. Princess Margaret inspects troops wearing white uniforms. Princess Margaret with dancers in native costumes during a state visit to South Africa. Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret play a game with sailors on deck while crossing the equator. Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret riding black horses. Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret accompany their parents, the King and Queen of England, during a wedding. Princess Margaret as a bride’s maid for Princess Elizabeth’s wedding to Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark (later known as Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh). Princess Margaret attends the coronation ceremony of Queen Elizabeth II wearing a white dress. Queen Elizabeth II is crowned as the Queen of England. ( Notes: The scene with Princess Margaret at the coal mine was photographed in Calverton Colliery, near Nottingham on 7 April, 1954. Near the end of the film, King George VI is seen at his coronation in 1936.)
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