King & Queen Visit RAF Headquarters (1940)

Unissued / unused material - dates and location unclear or unknown. King George VI and RAF officer walk across camp / barracks. Possibly inspecting new quarters. Shots of Queen Elizabeth (later Queen Mother) with senior officers being shown around what may be Royal Air Force Headquarters. Various shots of the Royal couple leaving the camp - they are saluted by a senior officer (possibly Air Marshal Sir Arthur Harris). Various different angles of the Royal visit to the camp. Cataloguer’s Note: Some of the paperwork suggests this could be a visit to RAF Stanmore or Bentley Priory in 1942 - MD. 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),
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