Taking No Chances Wedding (1920)

Dublin, Ireland. Intertitle: “TAKING NO CHANCES. Auxiliaries attend wedding of their Chief fully armed!“ Note: the title is misleading - the bridegroom is Captain William Lorraine King, F Company, Auxiliary Division Royal Irish Constabulary. M/S of auxiliaries entering the church - they all wear trench coats, tam-o’-shanters and carry rifles. M/S of the auxiliaries forming a guard of honour for the bride and groom. Handfuls of rice are thrown at the happy couple, the groom is wearing a military officer’s uniform. M/S of the auxiliaries leaving the church in army vehicles, some wave at the camera. Note: there is only a flash frame of intertitle. 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