Christmas Cheese Ceremony At Chelsea Hospital (1965)

London. Sir Gerald Templer in uniform attending the cheese ceremony at Chelsea Hospital. MS. Sir Gerald Templer, Lieutenant General Sir Frank Simpson and Lieutenant Colonel Valder Gates standing around table with large cheese on it. Oldest pensioner Fred Shears cuts cheese with sword. Various shots of Chelsea Pensioners seated around table enjoying a glass of beer and eating cheese. CU. Pan along line of cheeses. Cheese cutting with sabre. Chelsea Pensioners drinking and eating cheese. (Orig. Neg.) Date found in the old record - 09/12/1965. 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 (