Queen Alexandra at Norwich

1918 , Norwich (Norfolk)

Cat no. 901

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Excerpt from a Gaumont Graphic newsreel featuring Queen Alexandra, the Queen Mother, unveiling a memorial to Edith Cavell.

Queen Alexandra in Norwich to unveil a memorial to Nurse Edith Cavell on October 12th, 1918. Queen Alexandra appears on the dais along with a party of dignitaries and guests, and a speech is made by Sir George Chamberlin, Lord Mayor of Norwich. The Queen removes a white sheet to unveil the bust statue and memorial to Cavell, a nurse and humanitarian from Norfolk who was court-martialled and shot by firing squad in German-occupied Belgium in 1915.

Featured Events

Visit of Queen Alexandra to Norwich, 1918; Unveiling of memorial to Nurse Edith Cavell, 1918

Keywords

Memorials; Royalty; Unveilings

Production company : Gaumont

Manifestations

Queen Alexandra at Norwich

Sequence Details:
- Group 1:
  - Part Number: 790
  - Parts Unit: Series

Genre: Newsreel
Locations: Norwich (Norfolk)
Description Type: monographic
Related to: Gaumont Graphic. Series 790
Subject: opening ceremonies / Maid's Head Hotel, Norwich / royal visits / Queen Alexandra, consort of King Edward VII / George Chamberlin / Edith Cavell Memorial / Cavell Memorial Nurses' Home

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