Air raid siren sounding. British citizens take shelter during The Blitz in World War II. A British Home Guard runs to warn people to take shelter. German bombers flying for Blitzkrieg. A child looks up to the sky for German bombers before being snatched by his mother. British soldiers rush to man anti-aircraft artillery. The name "Popeye" painted on artillery. A farmer plowing his field, looking up for bombers. An RAF solider rings a with words written on it, “Don’t come and tell. Ring this like “HELL”!”. RAF pilots rush to their Spitfire fighter planes. Close up of propellers spinning and exhaust smoke as Spitfire planes take off from airfield. A Spitfire fires at a Heinkel He 111 bomber. Heinkel He 111 bomber tailfin explodes from Spitfire strafing. A downed German bomber falls into the English Channel. Wreckage of downed German bombers in England. Palace of Westminster (Westminster, London SW1A 0AA, United Kingdom) at sunset. British Prime Minister Winston Churchill give alms to a woman, raises his hat. Hands adjusting a slide rule. View of early radar tower.
The British Royal Family attends village wedding of Queen Mary of Teck's niece at St. Mary's Church (London Rd, Balcombe, Haywards Heath RH17, UK, United Kingdom) in Balcombe, Sussex, England. Queen Mary arrives for the Royal wedding. The bride Lady May Cambridge, also known as Princess May of Teck, is escorted by her father, Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone. Lady May Cambridge along with groom Captain Henry Abel Smith, of the Royal Horse Guards, walks along the aisle. Prince Edward, the Prince of Wales, attends the ceremony. Six-year-old little Princess Elizabeth (future Queen Elizabeth II) makes her debut as a bridesmaid in her cousin’s wedding. Princess Ingrid of Sweden and Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha are bridesmaids of Lady May. Queen Mary is accompanied by her brother, the 1st Earl of Athlone.
British Horse guards lead ceremonial procession carrying King George V, of England, in Royal Coach, through the Mall to St. James Palace (Marlborough Rd, St. James's, London SW1A 1BQ, United Kingdom) in London, where British judges, barristers, diplomats, Army and Navy officers and other notables gather to await the arrival of King George V for the first formal royal reception (Levee) of the season. The King is visible in the Royal Coach.
View of Trafalgar Square and Statue of Lord Nelson in London, England. People feed pigeons on the street. Scenes around the Thames River. View of Tower of London (The Tower of London London, England EC3N 4AB) and Tower Bridge (Tower Bridge Rd, London SE1 2UP, United Kingdom). Cars approach London Bridge. View of London city from Thames River shows dome of St. Paul's Cathedral in the background. Ship unloads goods at dockyard.
Several British submarines on the surface nest to a tender, near a steel railroad bridge in the United Kingdom, during World War 1.. On one submarine, smoke stacks are rotated down to nest inside the deck and their openings sealed with hatches.The boat then submerges.in the water. It later surfaces, raises its smoke stacks and proceeds on the surface with smoke billowing from its stacks. Officers assemble on deck in front of a smoke stack with 'K6' stenciled on it. (World War i; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
A huge crowd gathers on the road in a heavy downpour to celebrate 'Armistice Day' in London. Queen Mary along with other members of the Royal Family appears on the balcony of Buckingham Palace. The crowd cheers. The Queen and King emerge from St. Paul’s Cathedral (St. Paul's Churchyard, London EC4M 8AD, United Kingdom) following a Thanksgiving Service for the Armistice, and they enter and sit in a landau carriage. A Peace March starts off in London. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
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