Duke Of York And Scouts (1920)

Birmingham. Intertitle: “DUKE of YORK attends Rally of the Boy Scouts Association“. M/S of the Duke (Prince Albert, later George VI) , in military uniform, with two army officers. They are walking between a crowd of onlookers and a troop of soldiers standing to attention. M/S of the Duke and his companions walking up and down, inspecting the soldiers. M/S of several men and women in ceremonial robes coming out of the entrance to a civic building followed the Duke - who salutes - and the Mayor. M/S of the Duke, dressed in civilian clothes, coming out of a very old building. He shakes hands with several dignitaries waiting outside, before posing for a photograph. Various shots of the Duke inspecting battalions of boy scouts and soldiers, he stops to shake hands with one female Scout Leader. Various shots of the Duke chatting with dignitaries outside an old mansion. A middle aged woman in a large hat makes a speech. M/S of the Duke making a speech. Various shots of the lady in the hat show