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Topical Budget 744-2: Queen Alexandra (1925)
 

Synopsis

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"Nation's tribute of tears as the beloved lady passes to her rest. The sad little cortege leaves Sandringham". The coffin on a gun-carriage, followed by King George V, the Prince of Wales and the other chief mourners are seen leaving the grounds. "In London the people crowned her death with their grief and the heavens sent her a white shroud". The funeral procession passing through snowy streets. "Four monarchs followed the gun carriage: King George, King of Norway, King of Denmark, King of the Belgians". Shots of the chief mourner and the funeral procession. "Whitehall: Through an avenue of sorrowing friends". Procession passes down Whitehall. "At the Abbey". The coffin entering Westminster Abbey. "The endless queue of homage". People passing into the Abbey.

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