King Edward VIII attends his first public royal engagement as a monarch at the British Industry Fair. The king arrives at British Industry Fair. Posters advertise the fair in various languages. Fair held at Olympia Exhibition Center (Hammersmith Rd, London W14 8UX, United Kingdom) in West Kensington, London. King Edward VIII visits various aspects of the fair.
Model ships of London's Model Boat Club being put on display and competing in Round Pond, Kensington Gardens, London. Crowd gathered at the pond to watch the proceedings. Model Boat Club members operate scale model replicas of famous ocean liners and attempt to maneuver them between floating obstacles.
King Edward VIII arrives at Westminster Abbey. Exteriors of Westminster Abbey (Westminster Abbey, 20 Dean’s Yard, London, SW1P 3PA). King Edward VIII arrives by car. King Edward with Archbishop of Canterbury Cosmo Gordon Lang enters Westminster Abbey. King Edward shakes hands with church dignitaries outside church. King hands out coins to elderly men and women.
British General G.B.O. Taylor and the Director of bomb disposal, observe troops engaged in recovery actions following bombings during the London Blitz. Troops stand on rubble. Men clear debris along side of road. Men work near damaged building. Troops work with communication wires.
Physician and nurse treating a hospital patient with radiotherapy. Flashing light signals air raid and treatment must cease. Patient is moved elswhere and physician, using chain and sling, lowers radioactive source into protective sleeve and lowers it into concrete floor below.
The British Prime Minister Winston Churchill arrives on ship 'Prince of Wales' in Iceland. He reviews the United States Marines. Mrs Churchill and high British officials greet him at railway station in London. Railroad cars in the background. Huge crowd gathered at the station greets him.
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