Crowning The Beltane Queen At Peebles (1926)

Peebles, Borders, Scotland. Title: “Crowning of the Beltane Queen at Peebles“. M/S of a girl dressed in white stepping out of a carriage, a boy dressed as a medieval page takes her arm , two smaller boys hold her long cloak. L/S of the girl kneeling on a cushion at the top steps leading to a church entrance. Around her are more girls in white holding flowers and a crowd of adults. A woman places a crown on the girl’s head and she sits on a throne. C/U of the girl - the Beltane Queen - sitting on her throne (she’s no oil painting!). 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-