Keep British Empire Day British AKA Monarchs, Priests People (1924)
Wembley Stadium, London. Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught attends school children s Empire Day celebrations. High angled L, S of an enormous, packed stadium, a brass band plays in front of the stands, a procession of nurses march past. L, S of troops of Girl Guides and Scouts marching around the stadium, panning shot across the stands, hundreds of umbrellas have been opened. L, S of vicars and choir boys processing across the pitch. Panning shot across the end of a stadium, some of the vicars (bishops, perhaps ) appear to be giving a sermon from a raised platform. L, S of lots of choir boys walking across the pitch from the raised platform. More panning shots showing all the open umbrellas in the stands. More L, Ss of a vicar leading choir boys across the pitch, a choir master appears to be conducting as they sing. More shots of choir boys, vicars and bishops coming off the raised platform onto the pitch, we see them pass a large Union Jack flying on the pitch. M, S of women in uniform d
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