The King Receives A Decoration (1940)

Full title reads: “THE KING RECEIVES A DECORATION“. London. Various shots of the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (later the Queen Mother) inspecting mobile canteens in the courtyard of the Buckingham Palace. Several shots of the King receiving a medal from George Gibson, Chairman of the General Council of TUC on behalf of the TUC (Trade Union Congress). (Mute & Track Negs.) 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.