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Royal Funeral: Leaders In Tribute To Princess Mary

Royal Funeral: Leaders In Tribute To Princess Mary
Clip: 426595_1_1
Year Shot: 1965 (Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: B/W
Tape Master: 1734
Original Film: 038-028-01
HD: N/A
Location: United Kingdom
Timecode: 00:22:47 - 00:24:21

Death comes to Princess Mary, aunt of Queen Elizabeth. The Royal Family leads the mourners at private services in a church near Leeds. At Westminster Abbey in London, a memorial service is attended by 2,000 distinguished persons, among them the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, marking their first public appearance since he gave up his throne 29 years ago. Leeds Exterior shot of church near Leeds. Princess Margaret and the Duke of Kent. Queen Elizabeth II, in the background, Prince Charles and Prince Philip. Westminster Abbey, London Ladies that look like they belong to some branch of the military. Lady Churchill, turns and smiles. Former Prime Minister MacMillian. Lord and Lady Home, walking briskly past the camera. Former Prime Minister Clemet Attlee, wearing a top hat and walking with a cane. Lord Earl Louis Mountbatten. Prime Minister Harold Wilson. Leeds Duke and Duchess of Winsor. Princess Mary's coffin is laid down on the ground by the attendants. Family members queue up to pay their last respects, leading the way is Queen Elizabeth, Queen Mum. encircling her casket.