King Edward VIII walks past guards in formation followed by other British officials outside the palace. Still image of Wallis Simpson who became wife of Edward (Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor). Guards outside main door to 10 Downing Street. Car pulls up on road. King George VI, who ascended the throne after King Edward VIII abdicated, exits the car with his wife, Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon, and daughters, Princess Margaret and Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II). The king and his princess daughters shake hands with guards. The king reviews British troops. From a 1961 newsreel recounting events roughly 25 years earlier.
Funeral services for King Edward VII in London. Troops lined up on roadside. Troops on horseback move ahead. Horse-drawn carriage passes on road. Flag-draped casket on carriage. Guards with busbies move ahead with carriage. Royal Navy men with the procession. Troops line streets.
War damage in London, England during World War II. Exterior of the British Broadcasting Company (BBC) building after a bomb explosion in the vicinity. Men view the damaged building. A burned and wrecked car belonging to a BBC announcer. Men standing outside a damaged building. A sign board on a wall of the building reads: 'Langham Hotel'. Two men remove rubble from in front of the hotel doorway.
People in a London trolley bus or street car in London, England during World War 2. The trolleybus is a K3 type, fleey number 1694 moves out of a garage on to a street, on route 626, destination Hammersmith Broadway. The trolley bus stops and people get off. The woman conductor talks to a man. The bus moves. Interior of the bus. People seated in the bus. The woman conductor collects fare from them. She looks out of the bus; she should be identifiable from her PSV badge number - perhaps T 8433 (Tram and Trolleybus license badge). People walking on a street.
War damage in London, England during World War II following a German Luftwaffe blitz or blitzkrieg bombing. Pioneer Corps clear the debris in the city. Damaged buildings along the sides of the street. Businessmen inquire how to get through to their offices. They climb over masonry in narrow streets. A man removes a business name plate from a doorway.
War damage in London, England during World War II following aerial blitz bombing by German Luftwaffe. An aerial view of the bomb-damaged city. A view of the destroyed city from Saint Paul's Cathedral gallery (St. Paul's Churchyard, London EC4M 8AD, United Kingdom) looking northwest over the city fire damage. Ruins of buildings. Smoke rises in the foreground.
CRITICALPAST.COM: About Us | Contact Us | FAQs - How to Order | License Agreement | My Account | My Lightboxes | Shopping Cart | Advanced Search | Featured Collections | Website Terms & Conditions | Privacy Policy ©2026 CriticalPast LLC.
License Agreement |
Terms & Conditions |
Privacy Policy
©2026 CriticalPast LLC.