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1942 ENGLAND: General De Gaulle As Godfather
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3:16Now PlayingDate: 1st January 1942
Location: BROMPTON, ORATORY, LONDON, ENGLAND
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: BRITISH PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
ENGLAND: London: Brompton, Oratory:
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GV Brompton Oratory / Padre up steps towards camera / car draws up at camera - General De Gaulle and Lieutenant Boisgelin get out of same.
De Gaulle and Boisgelin enter Oratory / Lieutenant Boisgelin / nurse with baby and wife get out of car and come up steps of Oratory- nurse gives baby to mother / grandmother with Lieutenant Boigelin and his wife - nurse behind them / GV Brompton Oratory
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Padre directing Mrs. Boisgelin into vestry - husband and General De Gaulle follow / General De Gaulle pan to grandmother pan to mother pan to baby / baby / side view General De Gaulle / father and mother, who is holding baby / mother with baby / baby has locket placed round her neck / mother and baby pan up to General de Gaulle pan to grandmother pan to father / side view De Gaulle / nurse with baby / mother, father, nurse, grandpa, grandma, aunt and uncle.
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