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THE POPE VISITS A PRISON
Pope John paid a visit to the ""Queen of Heaven Gaol"", in Rome, on the day after Christmas. By this remarkable break with tradition, His Holiness made it clear that the malefactor is never forgotten by the Church. The men crowded round...
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NEW CARDINALS
Dr Godfrey, Archbishop of Westminster, received his summons to the secret Consistory for the creation of new Cardinals. He selected his Cardinals ring. The new College of Cardinals was being increased to the total of 74, the highest in...
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TWO-WAY CHURCH
A Church (at an American Air Base near Newbury, Berkshire), has two distinct purposes, first it serves the Roman Catholic community. The second purpose of the Church is evident, when a turntable makes it a simple matter for the Catholic...
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AGA KHAN'S TRIBUTE
At the Shah Jehan Mosque, at Woking, a memorial service attended by Prince Aly Khan and his two sons, the new Aga Khan and his brother Amyn. Prince Sadruddin was with his fiancée, Nina Dyer. The new Aga Khan with the Earl of...
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TRIBUTE TO THE DUKE OF KENT - NO SOUND
National sympathy for the Duchess of Kent and the Royal Family was expressed by Londoners at a Service in Westminster Abbey. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or...
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LIDICE SHALL LIVE
The ""Lidice-shall-live"" Movement, conceived in Britain very soon after the Nazis' brutal blotting-out of the Czechoslovak village, received its official blessing when President Benes recently visited Hanley, in Staffordshire....
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DUCHESS AT VILLAGE MEMORIAL SERVICE - NO SOUND
As the Duke of Kent's body is borne to Windsor, the Duchess attends a memorial service in the church of St. Peter's, Iver. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or...
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AN HISTORIC MEETING BETWEEN ... - PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT AND WINSTON CHURCHILL - NO SOUND
Impressive scenes as President and Premier confer aboard ships in mid-Atlantic. Mr Churchill travelled onboard one of our newest battleships the ""Prince of Wales"". Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views...
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AN HISTORIC MEETING BETWEEN ... PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT AND WINSTON CHURCHILL - NO SOUND
Impressive scenes as President and Premier confer aboard ships in mid-Atlantic. Mr Churchill travelled onboard one of our newest battleships the ""Prince of Wales"". Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views...
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AN HISTORIC MEETING BETWEEN ... - PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT AND WINSTON CHURCHILL
Impressive scenes as President and Premier confer aboard ships in mid-Atlantic. Mr Churchill travelled onboard one of our newest battleships the ""Prince of Wales"". Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views...
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CENTENARY CELEBRATIONS IN NEW ZEALAND
At the port of Lyttleton, near Christchurch, they've been re-enacting the arrival of the vessel that brought out the early settlers. In Christchurch itself there was a pageant and in Cathedral Square, thousands gathered for the...
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Movietone goes to Malta to join Prince Charles who's been attending the Royal University's two hundredth Anniversary celebrations. A student himself, he's completely unruffled when undergraduates mar
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THE NAVY GETS THROUGH - NO SOUND
A convoy of the Royal and Merchant Navy's get much needed supplies through to Malta. There was fierce fighting with the enemy and the loss of four ships ""Eagle"", ""Manchester"", ""Cairo"" and ""Forsight"". Disclaimer: British Movietone...
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THE NAVY GETS THROUGH - NO SOUND
A convoy of the Royal and Merchant Navy's get much needed supplies through to Malta. There was fierce fighting with the enemy and the loss of four ships ""Eagle"", ""Manchester"", ""Cairo"" and ""Forsight"". Disclaimer: British Movietone...
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THE NAVY GETS THROUGH - NO SOUND
A convoy of the Royal and Merchant Navy's get much needed supplies through to Malta. There was fierce fighting with the enemy and the loss of four ships ""Eagle"", ""Manchester"", ""Cairo"" and ""Forsight"". Disclaimer: British Movietone...
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QUEEN VISITS CHILTERN TOWNS
Her Majesty recently visited Adeyfield, part of the newly developed area of Hemel Hempstead. She also attended an open air service, conducted by the Bishop of St. Albans. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any...
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QUEEN MOTHER ATTENDS TEACHERS' GARDEN PARTY
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother was received by Dr Fisher, Archbishop of Canterbury, on her recent visit to Lambeth Palace. Her Majesty spoke with teachers from the Dominions and America at the Garden Party of the British Committee of...
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HORSE DRAWN POPE
The Pope drives to Mass in a horse drawn carriage, as a consequence of the fuel crisis. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are...
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ROYAL MAUNDY MONEY
When the Queen went to Westminster Abbey to distribute the Royal Maundy, she was accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh. The ceremony was the first public engagement of her reign. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection....
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EVA PERON MOURNED
World-wide tribute is paid to Eva Peron. Her passing after a long illness is a tragedy for her country; to quote our own Queen's expression of sympathy, President Peron has lost a ""brilliant and devoted partner"". In Buenos Aires...
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MEMORIAL CHAPEL DEDICATED
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PREMIER'S EIGHTH GRANDCHILD CHRISTENED
At the Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Westerham, Kent, Mr and Mrs Churchill attended the christening of their eighth grandchild, Jeremy Bernard Soames. Field Marshal Lord Montgomery was godfather. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an...
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CHINESE AMBASSADOR'S LONDON FAREWELL -
Mr Quao Tai Chi holds a farewell party. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for historical accuracy and do not...
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ANTI-BOMB MARCH
Over 50 miles to London from the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment at Aldermaston in Berkshire. That was how more than 4,000 people spent the Easter holiday as a protest against the Hydrogen Bomb. They all demanded that Britain...