Holy Carpet Leaves Egypt For Mecca (1946)

Unissued / Unused material. The Holy Carpet leaves for Mecca in El Mahmal ceremony. Cairo, Egypt. L/S Guard of Honour arriving, M/S Abdel Khawi Ahmed Pasha, representing King Farouk, arriving. M/S as dignitaries salute. L/S Guard marching. Various shots as the carpet is paraded under a Howdah. Various shots of dignitaries watching the parade, they include Mustapha Abdel Razek Pasha. Various shots of parade with different infantry units passing. M/S’s dignitaries. Cataloguer’s note: these are selected originals for ’Cairo’ in 46/91 on *PM1414*. 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 Pa