Queen At Falkland Place (1910-1920)

Queen at Falkland Palace, Scotland (?). Shots not necessarily in sequence. Excellent quality shots of crowds. Opens w/ shot Queen Mary posing with group of people in 2 rows in front of wall of ruined castle. Pan left on group. GV people walking about outside palace walls. Spectators in FG; facing away looking at Royals etc. walking through arch in stone wall. Then; shot of people gathered along drive w/ palace in BG; Pan left; some people run along; others wave as Queen’s car drives past. Pan over crowd - very clear picture - faces of everyday middle and working-class people of all ages in crowd. Arrival of smiling Queen; she is helped out of car by man who bows to her; then a woman in white w/ fur piece curtsies; a little girl presents bouquet and curtsies. Arch; as Queen and the woman in white; who seems to be acting as hostess; walk through. CU Queen w/ this woman and young boy; others stand around; old man comes up and bows. People walking away. Low angle shot looking up at turrets of Pala
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