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Topical Budget 252-2: Queen Alexandra's Drive Through London (1916)
 

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"Her Majesty accompanied by Princess Victoria visits the principal depots, and sees her army of 15,000 'Girls in White'". View from first floor window. Troops and girls in white waiting on pavement. Two carriages emerge. View down different street from window, crowds on either side. Coaches turn corner. MS (ground level) Girls in white in middle of street as carriage passes. They throw flowers at Queen Alexandra . CMS carriage passes by. Girls in white with flowers wave. Carriage now full of white flowers. MS Elsewhere (Coventry Street?). Carriage face on passes by and camera stays on crowds, policemen and cars following after.