American soldiers and British girls aboard the Queen Elizabeth ship in the Atlantic Ocean. Various views of British girls married to GIs (American soldiers) on the deck of the ship. Two army nurses walk on the deck. Promenade deck with GIs walking about. GIs and their brides on the deck. A war correspondent, an officer and a ship's officer converse. A group of Polish and American officers talking.
American soldiers and war brides aboard the ocean liner Queen Elizabeth in the Atlantic Ocean. Views of war brides and their children. Babies play and crawl on the deck. A back view of a soldier and a girl wrapped in a blanket leaning over a rail. Soldiers, sailors and officials lean over the rails. Soldiers in picturesque jackets with names.
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 and Queen Elizabeth of United Kingdom, walking with Princess Elizabeth, behind them. King George saying farewell to Princess Elizabeth and her husband, Prince Philip as they board a British Overseas Airways passenger plane for a 5-month trip abroad to Africa and Australia. Scenes of the King as a young man, in public school and as a young Naval Officer, and Duke of York. Royal carriage with escort and scene of dowager Queen Mary with the Duke of York and his wife, the former Elizabeth Bowes-Lyons on the occasion of their wedding, April 26, 1923. Royal carriage carrying King George VI on day of Coronation following the abdication of his brother, Edward the 8th. Scenes of coronation of King George VI. The Royal Family: King George VI, Queen Elizabeth, Queen Mary, Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret pose on castle balcony. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth on royal thrones. Historic profile photograph of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth during trip to Africa. King George VI and Elizabeth II visiting Canada. King George VI, formally dressed, with President Franklin Roosevelt, in an open car. The royal couple sitting with the Roosevelts on a porch, in the sun, during their 1939 visit, early in World War 2. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II in the country, with cart and on bicycles with daughters Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret. Scenes of royal wedding of Princes Elizabeth and Prince Philip, with King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II attending. The British royal family on occasion of 25th wedding anniversary of George VI and Elizabeth II. Crowds outside Buckingham Palace in vigil during illness of King George VI. Signs being posted about the King's condition. King George VI actively engaged following recovery from surgery. Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip being welcomed in Kenya. Kenyans in native dress. Kenyan boy presents bouquet of flowers to Princess Elizabeth. Newspapers announce death of King George VI, at Sandringham Palace and Princess Elizabeth returning from Kenya to assume the throne.
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.)
Royal Air Force officers escort Queen Elizabeth and Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret, on a road in England. Cars and jeeps parked on the road. Queen Elizabeth chats with crewmen of a British bomber, as Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret are assisted in boarding the aircraft to examine it. 'Parachute' written on the door of the aircraft. The Queen steps out of the aircraft, followed by Princess Elizabeth. The Queen watches as King George VI, decorates a Royal Air Force Squadron Leader, and several junior RAF officers. He presents the Distinguished Service medal to one and Distinguished Flying Crosses to others. View of officers wearing their Distinguished Flying Cross medals. View from behind, of the Queen and two Princesses,standing as King George addresses an awardee,during the ceremony. RAF airmen stand in formation at the side of the field. Standing next to King George,at the entrance to an aircraft hangar, Queen Elizabeth receives a bouquet of flowers from an airman. King George reviews a formation of airmen on the apron of the hangar. Queen Elizabeth, carrying her flowers, also reviews the formation, walking several paces behing the King. King George speaks with women of the ATS (Auxiliary Territorial Service), in uniform, part of a formation in the hangar building. British flag on the hangar wall contains the Union Jack and the round British aircraft insignia. British troops, shouldering rifles, with fixed bayonets, lead a parade through the hangar, passing in review before the Royal Family. They are followed by unarmed RAF personnel marching out to the snow covered ground outside.
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