The Princess A Welsh Bard (1946)

Item title reads - The Princess a Welsh bard. Mountain Ash, Wales. Druids raise the ancient and sacred sword above their heads for the ceremony at the National Eisteddfod of Wales at Dyffryn Park. High angle shots of the ceremony in progress. Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II), dressed in ancient robes, is led to the Arch Druid to become a bard, everyone applauds her. M/S as the Arch Druid drinks from the "Horn of Plenty". C/U individual shots of various druids in the ancient white costume of the calling. C/U of Princess Elizabeth dressed in the robes of a novitiate. Various shots of the ceremony. M/S as a lady-in-waiting adjusts the ancient head-dress for Princess Elizabeth. She walks from the ceremony. FILM ID:1406.21 FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT http://www.britishpathe.com/