• Short Summary

    The Royal Family attend camp at Abergeldie in Scotland.

  • Description

    Full titles read: "ROYAL FAMILY AT KING'S CAMP"

    M/S King George VI, Queen Elizabeth (later Queen Mother) and Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) and Princess Margaret walking with camp leader at Abergeldie in Scotland. M/S of the King throwing at coconut shy. C/U of Queen and Princesses watching. M/S and C/Us of campers singing "For he's a jolly good fellow". C/U - Cut-in of King operating the camera that took pictures of campers. M/Ss and C/Us King, Queen and Princesses seated amidst campers singing "In a dustbin" and "Under the spreading chestnut tree".

    Original negative exists.

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  • Data

    Film ID:
    1021.20
    Media URN:
    20408
    Group:
    Pathe newsreels
    Archive:
    British Pathé
    Issue Date:
    10/08/1939
    Sound:
    Sound
    HD Format:
    Available on request
    Stock:
    Black & White
    Duration:
    00:01:43:00
    Time in/Out:
    01:21:54:00 / 01:23:37:00
    Canister:
    39/64

Comments (1)

  1. dskyrme says

    The gentleman in charge of the entertainments (possibly the one you refer to as the camp leader) was CHARLES SWANN, my lste grandfather. We have original stills signed by the late king and by princess Elizabeth

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