A Nation In Mourning (1927)

Item title reads: “A nation in mourning. At obsequies of late King of Rumania - “Ferdinand the beloved“.“ Bucharest, Rumania M/S funeral cortège with the coffin mounted on a horse drawn gun carriage. It makes its way slowly through a street thronged by crowds. There are soldiers on either side, some mounted and some on foot at the front and rear. C/U of the carriage as it passes close to the camera. It is heavily draped with flags. Mourners follow. Women wear headdresses and heavy veils. There are also churchmen in orthodox robes and headgear leading the procession. Old soldiers all wearing medals shoulder the coffin. Ladies in veils leave the church, making the sign of the cross. 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 collectio