News on Screen

Series

Series Name

Gaumont British News

Issue

Issue No.

309

Date Released

14 Dec 1936

Length of issue (in feet)

772

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Abdication of King Edward VIII - December 10th
• 2. Proclamation of Accession of King George VI at St James’s Palace
• 3. First Toast to the New King at the Mansion House and Library Scenes of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth
• *Abdication Scenes on December 10th
• *How London Cheered the New King and Queen

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 3

Summary

Scenes in London and at Fort Belvedere.

Keywords

Royalty

Length of story (in feet)

517

Story extras:

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Production Documents

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Name

Reuters Archive Licensing: Screen Ocean

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Phone

+44(0)1954 262052

Address

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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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