A rehearsal of the wedding-day of Princess Margaret and Anthony Armstrong-Jones in London, England. Princess Margaret and Anthony Armstrong-Jones walk out of a building and pat a dog. Preparations for the procession of the wedding couple from Westminster Abbey to Buckingham Palace shows setting up of a flagpole with triple crowns. To check the timing of each sequence the Queen's coach leaves the palace followed by a procession and the last coach in which the bride and the groom will ride. Household cavalry rides as escort.
A man at Sotheby's auction house looks at Armenian Gospel manuscripts after cancellation of their auction in London, England. Auction of 7-00 year old manuscripts was canceled due to protests from church prelates
A soccer game between Queens Park Rangers and West Bromwich Albion at Wembley Stadium in London, England. 100 thousand fans cheer their favorite team. Rangers beat Albion by 3-2 to win the title.
USS Bayfield (APA-33) anchored off Plymouth England to load troops and equipment of the 8th Infantry Regiment (U.S. 4th Infantry Division) and the 87th Chemical Battalion. Cargo net being lowered into a Higgins Boat, LCVP ( Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel) alongside. Crew on the boat secure cargo in net. Several crew aboard the ship look over the rail of the ship. The cargo net being hoisted aboard the ship. Another Higgins boat arriving filled with combat troops. U.S. sailors remove the cargo net and unload two wheeled carts holding ordnance. One of the ship's landing craft can be seen on deck, bearing the number PA33-25. Crewmen work on cargo nets. One uses a wooden taper pin. Ttroops of the 87th Chemical Battalion begin boarding, carrying their special equipment. Coast Guard officer on deck . Several British vessels are seen in the water. Low hills in background.
Students clash in Liverpool, England in the annual Panto Day tradition, raising funds for Liverpool hospitals. The University students march with a banner that reads "Knights of Panto." The students from lower and upper classes clash with each other in a humorous battle to aid hospital charities. They wrestle, fight with wooden swords and throw bags of white flour over each other. The competing teams battle and run towards a building. (Panto Day later became Panto Week, which subsequently became RAG week, which stood for Raise And Give week).
General Dwight D. Eisenhower at Headquarter Allied Expeditionary Forces in London, England during World War II. General Eisenhower seated at a desk after assuming the office of the Supreme Commander of Allied Expeditionary Forces. The General at the desk as cameramen record. A woman, in Army uniform, takes down notes as Eisenhower dictates.. General Eisenhower at a wall map. He poses against the map. He talks to officers. Eisenhower poses and smiles.
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