REVIEW OF THE LIFE GUARDS BY HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN AT SPITAL BARRACKS, WINDSOR, NOVEMBER 11TH, 1899

This film is held by the BFI (ID: 420906).

Synopsis

ACTUALITY. Queen Victoria reviews the Life Guards at Spital Barracks.

Queen Victoria, seated in her carriage with her back to the camera, and surrounded by invited guests, acknowledges the salutes of the officers as the First and Second Life Guards (in khaki) march before (118ft).

Note: This review took place before the departure of the Life Guards for the Boer War. DISPERSING THE TROOPS AT WINDSOR AFTER PARADE (qv) was taken on the same occasion.

Refs: John Barnes, Filming the Boer War (1992), p 285. National Film Archive, Catalogue, Part 1: Silent News Films: N.50. Warwick cat. no. 5483.

 

Titles

  • REVIEW OF THE LIFE GUARDS BY HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN AT SPITAL BARRACKS, WINDSOR, NOVEMBER 11TH, 1899
 

Technical Data

Year:
1899
Film Gauge (Format):
35mm Film
Colour:
Black/White
Sound:
Silent
Footage:
118 ft
 

Production Credits

Production Countries:
Great Britain
Production Company
Warwick Trading Company
 

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