The Royal Tour (1940)

Full title reads: “The Royal Tour“. The Midlands. VS. of the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (later Queen Mother) watching realistic mock air raids to give the ARP (. - Air Raid Precautions) services practise. Good shots of men of the AFS (Auxiliary Fire Service) at work with hoses and rescuing volunteer victims from building erected on a site at Birmingham. Good mock up - explosions, victims on the ground. smoke and fire. VS. of the King and Queen watching a demonstration by men of the AFS at Wolverhampton. The men demonstrate their speed at running and operating hoses. Ends with shot of King and Queen looking on. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agenci