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The film footage shows various shots of Tsar Nicholas II and his family in 1917. Source wpa library

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SALE OF IMPERIAL RUSSIAN BANQUETING SERVICE – CHRISTIES The Imperial Russian banqueting service is auctioned off at Christie’s London. Various shots of the 742 piece Russian dinner service on display at Christie’s. Various shots full auction room.  Pan across the entire service. (fine china, serverware, antiques, porcelain, dishes). Source: wpa film library
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ROYAL EXILES: King Zog and Queen Geraldine of Albania are Forced into Exile in London by German Invasion
London. [MS. & CU. Int. of King Zog and Queen Geraldine of Albania. MS. Nanny carrying the baby son of the royal couple into St. James Palace. CU. Queen Geraldine sitting with her son.] Source: wpa
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“It’s always a mistake to talk about your marriage,” Queen Elizabeth said in a tape-recorded interview, which was kept under lock and key in a Royal archive until the biographer William Shawcross was given access to it after being chosen by the Queen to write an account of her mother’s life.



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George II & Elisabeta of Greece in Asia Minor, October 1923

Elisabeta appealed on behalf of the refugees from Asia Minor who had fled to Greece during the conflict between Greece and Turkey, in a message to dr. Carroll from the American Friends of Greece “Despite valuable assistance until recently given by the American Red Cross [...]

 

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Prince Radu’s speech at the launch of his biography, 9 August 2009, Bucharest (Dalles Hall). Like Simeon of Bulgaria, Prince Radu is making an entry into the political arena, but without having support from a political party. He stated in his manifesto that:  “I am not a candidate from the left nor from the right. I am [...]

HRH Princess Margarita speaks at the launch of Prince Radu’s biography, Dalles Hall, Bucharest 9 August 2009



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The great day came when it was decided that the King and I should make our first round through Transylvania to visit our libereted people…  As this is, to a certain degree, a Queen’s confession [...]
 Everywhere indescribably picturesque receptions, the pesants flocking together in thousands, the most distant villages having sent deputations to greet us. [...]

Geometry taught at the Cotroceni Palace and Crown Prince Michael’s labours dealing with it (Bucharest, 1930s; partial newsreel, source ITN)

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Brindisi, Italy: Impressive scenes as Victor Emmanuel III and Crown Prince Umberto mark the fifteenth anniversary of the signing of the Armistice by consecrating a huge cenotaph to the memory of the Royal Navy’s sailors who died in WWI. The newsreel was produced by Universal Studios.

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The film shows the citation, presentation, and dedication of a bridge by the Duke of York (later King George V).  Many high-ranking military officials of both England and Canada are with him. It was published by Edison Manufacturing Co., 1901.

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 This is the complete newsreel produced by Universal Studios and shows the coronation ceremonies: the Archbishop place the Crown upon the Monarch’s Head, tremendous throngs at world’s greatest Pageant, Britain’s peers in glamorous array, the members of the Royal Family, the gilded coach of state in its triumphal procession, the galaxy of glittering military uniforms in [...]

King and Queen Leave Britain On American Tour, 1939/05/15
London, England: Impressive scenes as King George and Queen Elizabeth leave London on the start of their trip to Canada and the U.S. Huge throngs jam the dock at Portsmouth as their majesties bid farewell to family and gov’t officials and board the HMS Empress of Australia [...]