Queen Alexandras Rose Day (1914 1918)
Queen Alexandra s Rose Day. London. CU Queen Alexandra accepts big bouquet of roses from a little girl boy; then gives them each a single flower from her own small bunch. Shot of entrance at Buckingham Palace; with a coach stopped; some people are either coming or going. CU Queen Alexandra with another little girl but very dark. CU Queen Alexandra sitting in open coach; with another lady Alexandra always a fashion queen has a tall hat perched on her head and some shiny loose garment she looks toward camera speaks; starts to hand flowers down to someone. Next; women w, baskets of flowers hanging from their necks; flyers w, pictures of Queen Alexandra; pedestrians walk past in FG. Pan rt. on women last one holding up can for donations. ECU flowers (not regular roses) fills up whole screen. See ON 134 B for the parade through London. American cataloguer notes: Queen Alex. is quite old 70 at this point. She maintained her beauty and youthful appearance to an amazing degree in
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