Duke And Duchess Of Windsor In America (1940)

Unused / unissued material - dates unclear or unknown. Washington DC, United States of America (USA). MS and CU of Duchess of Windsor (Former Mrs Wallis Simpson) shaking hands and chatting with Eleanor Roosevelt. They are accompanied by another unidentified woman. Shots of the two as they come out of building and get into car. GV exterior of the White House. MS The Windsors arrive. They pose for the cameras before entering. Nice CUs of the couple on leaving the White House as they wave to the crowds. Shots of the Duke leaving building. Nice shot of a battery of cameramen. Ext. shots of British Embassy with Union Jack flag flying. More shots of cameramen / photographers. Various shots of the Windsors entering buildings (separately) and followed by cameramen. 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.