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HOMAGE TO POPE PIUS X
In Rome, Pope Pius X was recently proclaimed a Saint and thousands of pilgrims witnessed the procession which bore his body to the Basilica of St. Mary Major. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and...
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MUSLIM FESTIVAL
Held in Lucknow, scene of the fateful siege during the Mutiny a hundred years ago - was a Festival of Mourning. It's part of the Muslim Festival of Moharram, and included a demonstration by devout believers, who worked themselves up into...
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PAKISTAN ENTHRONEMENT
The National Stadium at Karachi and roughly a hundred thousand people attended the installation of the new Aga Khan. Delegates from 20 overseas countries accounted for 60,000 of the vast gathering of Ismaili Muslims. The new Aga Khan,...
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CHARTERHOUSE REBUILT
Founded as a Monastery in 1371, and endowed as a school in 1611, old Charterhouse was visited by the Queen and Prince Philip. They compared photographs of Charterhouse after the blitz, with the recent restoration of its historic fabric....
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THE POPE LAID TO REST - The Funeral of Pope Puis XII
St. Peter's Rome, was the place where last tributes were paid to the great leader of the Church, His Holiness Pope Pius the Twelfth. In the hallowed beauty and splendour of the Basilica, where more than 140 earlier Popes lie buried, Pope...
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THE DEATH OF THE POPE
His Holiness, Pope Pius XII, dies at the age of 82 at his Summer Palace, Castel Gandolfo. Scenes typifying his public appearances. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the...
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LOURDES CENTENARY
Many pilgrims had journeyed thousands of miles to the little town in the Pyrenees where, a hundred years ago, Bernadette Soubirous first saw her Miraculous Vision and received her message of divine healing. For the sick and suffering it...
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KING OLAV BLESSED
King Olav and members of his family headed a solemn procession in Trondheim Cathedral. It was a great occasion In Norway: for the ceremony took the place of coronation. King Olav is now crowned, but, kneeling in the Cathedral, he...
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A CHURCH REBORN
St. Clement Danes, a Wren masterpiece bombed in London raids in 1941, now lives again. Knocking three times with his pastoral staff on the West door, the Bishop of London (Dr Montgomery Campbell) entered for the service. The Duchess of...
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MONACO'S HEIR CHRISTENED
Sunshine on the Palace at Monaco, and most of the population of the Principality were there to welcome Prince Albert, Alexandre, Louis, Pier, on his christening day. He's heir to the throne of Monaco. Prince Rainier, Princess Grace and...
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THE POPE CROWNED
Highlights of the magnificent ceremony in St. Peter's, Rome. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for historical...
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CYPRUS WELCOME
The whole of the Turkish sector of Nicosia turned out to welcome their leader back from the London conference. These pictures show Cyprus from the Turkish angle. National costumes and high spirits awaited Dr Kutchuk. Some days later,...
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LAST JOURNEY
After his death in 1957, the late Aga Khan was laid in a temporary tomb at Assouan on the Nile. Now, in the presence of his widow, the Begum, the funeral procession moved towards the last resting-place. The late Aga Khan's grandson and...
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THE POPE'S FIRST BLESSING
St. Peter's, Rome, and the Cardinals have made their choice. Over three hundred thousand people, waiting in the Square, witnessed the preparations for the new Pope's appearance on the balcony of the Basilica. Pope John, the twenty-third,...
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NEW AGA KHAN
Present for family consultations at the Villa Barakat at Versoix, after the death of the Aga Khan were his younger son, Prince Sadruddin, Prince Aly Khan and his son, Prince Karim who by his grandfather's will succeed to the title as Aga...
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PEACE FOR CYPRUS
The final session at the Conference was attended by Mr Karamanlis, the Greek Prime Minister, and Britain's Premier, Mr Harold Macmillan. All-round agreement had now been achieved. After the news had broken, Archbishop Makarios made a...
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ON THE LAWNS AT LAMBETH
Bishops of the Anglican Communion and leaders of other Churches enjoyed a social gathering at Lambeth Palace. The Lambeth Conference brings ecclesiastics to London from all over the world. All had come at the invitation of the Archbishop...
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REMEMBRANCE
The annual Service of Remembrance in honour of those who died to preserve the freedom of their country, took place in the heart of the capital. The Queen, with Prince Philip and the Duke of Gloucester, led this national tribute, now...
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BILLY GRAHAM'S FINAL MEETING
At Wembley, 120,000 people attended the final meeting of Mr Billy Graham. The Archbishop of Canterbury was there. The singing of the choir and the congregation was a feature of the gathering. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an...
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BOMBER COMMAND MEMORIAL -
At Lincoln Cathedral, a special RAF tribute to Bomber Command. The Bishop of Lincoln was there to dedicate a stained glass window. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the...
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A ROYAL CHRISTENING -
At historic Marienberg Castle, the christening of a great-great-great-grandson of Queen Victoria. The child's father is the Prince of Hanover. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within...
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CASSINO REBUILT
The ancient monastery at Cassino has been rebuilt, ten years after the massive assault on Monte Cassino by the advancing Allied armies. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either...
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A FUTURE MILER?
These pictures show All Souls, Langham Place, where the christening of Clive Christopher Roger, youngest child of Dr and Mrs Roger Bannister, took place. God fathers were Chris Brasher and Chris Chataway. Disclaimer: British Movietone is...
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CARDINAL GODFREY
The Solemn Reception of His Eminence, Cardinal Godfrey, took place at Westminster Cathedral. Beneath a canopy, borne by Knights of Malta and of the Holy Sepulchre, he made his ""re-entry"" on his return from Rome. Cardinal Godfrey then...