Southampton Aka Inside The Empress Of Australia (1939)

Full titles read: “SOUTHAMPTON [Hampshire]“ L/S of the liner the ’Empress of Australia’. L/S’s of men painting the lifeboats on the deck. L/S of men scrubbing the deck. Good shots of the spectacular state rooms which will soon be home to King George VI (Duke of York / Prince Albert) and Queen Elizabeth (Duchess of York / Queen Mum). Several shot of worker putting the dinning table into place. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.