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Unused / unissued material - no paperwork - dates unclear or unknown. Material surrounding the Wedding of Duke of Windsor to Mrs Wallis Simpson June 1937. POV shot from car driving up long driveway to Chateau de Cande, near Monts, France. Various exteriors of the Chateau. Small group of people gathered in the garden of the Chateau. Duke and Duchess come down steps to pose for photographs. Various shots of the couple and of the photographers at work. More shots of the couple with Herman Rogers and Major Edward Metcalfe. CUs of Duchess and of Duke. Pan across view from Chateau. Longer shots of the couple and the photographers. Shots of the press gathered outside the gates of the Chateau. Newspaper reporters sit on grass with typewriters. French police gather to maintain order outside the gates. An elderly woman brakes a bottle of champagne on the gates to bless the bride and groom. Some of the gathered French people drink a toast. Car goes in through gates. Reporter writing. Man sells newspapers to gathered police. Car stopped by police on bridge. Views of nearby village. Reporters at work. Guest leaving to go to the wedding. N.B. Duke of Windsor - formerly King Edward VIII, Prince Edward, Prince of Wales. Copy in UN 85 C 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 agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.
