Royal Standard Eisteddfod Aka Royal National Eisteddfod (1946)

Item title reads - Royal National Eisteddfod. Colwyn Bay, Wales. C/U of the sacred banner carried by Druids in ceremonial costume. C/U of a girl in white and crimson dress carrying bouquet of flowers and fruit, as an offering. C/U of another girl carrying the horn of plenty. Various shots of a procession of men in white Druid costumes. C/U of the Arch Druid with breastplate of beaten gold. Various shots of the ceremony in progress. The Arch Druid holds up the sword and a girl carries the horn of plenty to the altar. The camera pans over the gathering whilst they sing “Land of Our Fathers“. 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), Empi