A king, a queen, and 60 seconds of unexpectedly tender royal PDA.
The King kisses Queen Mary on her return from inspecting tanks. Included on the BFI DVD "A Royal Occasion".
Production
Rare surviving Topical Budget newsreel from WWI era.
Costume
Queen Mary's enormous hat deserves its own credit.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Topical Budget newsreels were weekly propaganda tools; royal appearances boosted public morale during WWI's darkest months.
This survives only because BFI archived it—most 1917 newsreels were melted down for silver nitrate recovery.
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