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Fragments of the RW Paul film, originally 480 ft, released as 12 x 40 ft sequences of the Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee Procession through London on 22 June 1897. R W Paul had three cameras covering the procession. His was one of 20 film companies, which had up to 40 cameramen filming the event. They covered every aspect of the circular procession that led from Buckingham palace to St Paul’s Cathedral and back.
Head of Colonial Procession, Canadian Mounted Contingent (York St).
Life Guards of the Queen’s procession which are part of the Queen’s escort. The guards lining the street are presenting arms and so the Queen’s carriage, drawn by the famous eight cream-coloured ponies, has just passed or is about to pass (York St).
Mounted Band of the Life Guards, taken looking over the crowd at the corner of York St, Westminster. (See Barnes ‘The Rise of the Cinema in Great Britain’, 1983p.180 & 182) Guardsmen line the street, and the band is followed by senior military officers on horseback.
Colonial Premier in carriage with wife with parasol (York St).
Colonial Premier [of New South Wales] with wife with parasol. Followed by New South Wales Lancers (York St).
New Zealand Premier Richard John Seddon waving, with Queensland Premier and wife, followed by NZ Mounted Rifles Contingent entering St Paul’s churchyard, filmed from a window on the South side of the churchyard (see Barnes p.182).
These may be the Cape Mounted Riflemen passing St Paul’s (see Barnes p. 230).