King George VI Laid to Rest
Series
- Series Name
- British Paramount News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 1 / 1
- Summary
- Millions in London watch mile-long cortege proceeding from Westminster Hall to Paddington. The Queen and Royal Family, foreign royalty, heads of state and representatives of many countries follow King George VI in funeral procession. Ceremony is unique in spectacle and solemn splendour. Scenes of Windsor are moving climax as gun carriage is pulled through castle precincts and finally comes to rest at St George’s Chapel. Grenadiers carry body of dead Monarch into chapel.
- Keywords
- Royalty; Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Social events; Ceremonies; Military; Funerals
- Library number
- 20153
- Length of story (in feet)
- 793
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Film Archive
- Name
- Reuters Archive Licensing: Screen Ocean
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- http://reuters.screenocean.com/
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- +44(0)1954 262052
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- 124 Horseferry Road,
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SW1P 2TX - Notes
- British Pathe Ltd (qv) also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.
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How to cite this record
'King George VI Laid to Rest', British Paramount News Issue No. 2188, 18 Feb 1952. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/43512 (Accessed 02 Feb 2025)