Metadata
WORK ID: YFA 3324 (Master Record)
| Title | Year | Date |
| KING GEORGE'S JUBILEE | 1935 | 1935-05-06 |
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Details
Original Format: 16mm Colour: Black & White Sound: Silent Duration: 18 mins |
| Summary This is a film that shows the celebrations held for King George's Jubilee which took place in London. The film is a mixture of Movietone newsreel intercut with amateur footage taken by a relation of the King, W. A. Worsley. |
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Description
This is a film that shows the celebrations held for King George's Jubilee which took place in London. The film is a mixture of Movietone newsreel intercut with amateur footage taken by a relation of the King, W. A. Worsley.
Title-1910-1935.
On May 6 The King holds his silver jubilee
Title-Crowds of traffic.
The film opens with street scenes around Buckingham Palace in London. Large crowds have gathered, and the area surrounding Buckingham is covered with decorations and bunting. As...
This is a film that shows the celebrations held for King George's Jubilee which took place in London. The film is a mixture of Movietone newsreel intercut with amateur footage taken by a relation of the King, W. A. Worsley.
Title-1910-1935.
On May 6 The King holds his silver jubilee
Title-Crowds of traffic.
The film opens with street scenes around Buckingham Palace in London. Large crowds have gathered, and the area surrounding Buckingham is covered with decorations and bunting. As the Royal carriage passes by, people wave Union Jack flags.
Title-Escorts on the way to Buckingham palace.
The next portion of the film consists of newsreel footage showing the Regal Jubilee ceremony. There are good shots of the King and Queen as well as other members of the Royal family. Mounted guards lead the parade of carriages.
Title-British Legion take their stand.
Hundreds of men march with flags.
Title-GOC London command.
Title-Final touches.
There are a couple of men who shovel some substance on the street.
Title-The Jubilee Procession.
Title-The Prime Minister of UK and Dominion.
The Prime Minister rides in a horse and carriage.
Title-The Sovereign's escort goes to meet the King.
This is followed by a long procession of men with instruments on horseback.
Title-The Lord Chancellor of G.B.
Title-Silver Jubilee-The Duke of York's Procession Escort.
There are more men on horses and people in carriages.
Title-Prince George and Princess Marina.
This is followed by a shot of them in a carriage.
Title-The Price of Wales. Escort of Life Guards.
Title-The Royal Procession: 9 Lamcers, 4 & 7 Hussars, 15 KRH, 5 Dgs, 3 Carbiniers, Bays, RHA.
Many of the guests and Royalty leave Buckingham Palace. The footage has been slowed down for this section.
Title-A sovereign's escort of Life Guards ride with the King.
Guards ride in front of and behind the carriage.
Title-The Cheering is tremendous.
Title-Ceremony of the sword.
The King puts his hand on a sword which he has been given, and the Queen sits beside him.
Title-At St. Paul's
The coachmen help the members of the Royal Family out of the carriages.
Title-Fanfare.
A guard gives a fanfare, and there are shots of a large amount of people in St. Paul's. The footage has been taken from high up inside the cathedral.
Title-The return journey.
The King and Queen are helped into the carriage, and the crowd waves. The soldiers and the Royals leave, and there are shots of the London street, taken from above. Crowds rush to the gates of Buckingham Palace as the Royal Family appear on the balcony.
Title-All London is gay with decoration.
There is footage of adorned buildings, monuments and streets followed by a brief shot of the Houses of Parliament.
Title-London Illuminated.
The lights on buildings and in streets are lit, and there are some illuminated signs and advertisements.
Title-Buckingham Palace by night.
The film ends with a fireworks display.
Title-God save the King.
Context
This film is partly Movietone News. This was a newsreel produced by Twentieth Century Fox and was fairly recent prior to this film with this being produced in 1928 in America and a British version in 1929. Newsreels like these were made to inform people of current events but also record these important events for later.
However, the film also has footage filmed by W.A Worsley. Worsley was a distant relative of the Windsor family and also a British cricketer. He has created several films...
This film is partly Movietone News. This was a newsreel produced by Twentieth Century Fox and was fairly recent prior to this film with this being produced in 1928 in America and a British version in 1929. Newsreels like these were made to inform people of current events but also record these important events for later.
However, the film also has footage filmed by W.A Worsley. Worsley was a distant relative of the Windsor family and also a British cricketer. He has created several films that the archive now holds. Many of these focus on the village of Hovingham. The Worsleys owned a large manor in this area called Hovingham Hall and perhaps would have been where Wolsey grew up. Similar to the Moveitone News, the film was made to record an important moment but perhaps also a personal one. The film itself shows the celebrations of the jubilee of George V. The concept of jubilees have been a concept for centuries, used to celebrate the rule of the Pope. Royal jubilees started in the reign of George III, who was known for his involvement in the American Revolution. Jubilees were used to celebrate how long the monarch had ruled. George V had ruled for twenty-five years, making 1935 the time of his Silver Jubilee. He was the son of Albert, one of Queen Victoria’s children. During the first World War, he made many visits to the battlefield. He was also the monarch to change the family name to Windsor. He died shortly after his jubilee in 1936. His son, George VI, followed after his brother abdicated and then followed Queen Elizabeth II who celebrated her diamond jubilee in 2012. The film contains a number of high rank personal. It includes the prime minster, Ramsay MacDonald. He was a member of the Labour party. A few months after the jubilee, MacDonald ended up resigning and Stanley Baldwin, who was a Conservative, took over. The ceremony is also held at St Paul’s Cathedral. This is a popular landmark in London but also has been long associated with the royal family with the jubilee of Queen Victoria being held there and decades later would hold the wedding of Prince Charles and Princess Diana. The film also shows how the celebration of a jubilee was very much a public affair. Crowds gathered on the streets, all over the country. Street parties were also held. This brought a sense of hope and joy during a time where the UK was in a state of recovery with the war and the economy. References: North York Moors National Park Authority, Hovingham Hall <https://www.northyorkmoors.org.uk/visiting/see-and-do/attractions/hovingham-hall>. |
