Exiled Emperor Haile Selassie arrives in England with members of his family (1936)

BRITISH PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
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Exiled Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia arrives in Southampton in June 1936.
Royalty; Emperor Haile?
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ENGLAND: Southampton:
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General view of ship in harbour guided by tugboat / Emperor Haile Selassie (holding hat) disembarking from ship and waving as crowd applauds SOT / Selassie along platform on to Pullman boat-train to London
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Selassie sitting in carriage / Princess Teshai (daughter of Selassie) sitting in train carriage / Crown Prince Asfaw Wossen (later Emperor Amha Selassie) sitting in train carriage PAN to Duke of Harrar (aka Prince Makonnen) sitting next to him
London:
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Boat-train pulling into Waterloo Station as people crowd platform / High angle view of Selassie walking along platform and into car / BAck view of car away from Waterloo Station as people run after him / Mounted police officer holding crowd back / Selassie presented with large bunch of flowers by unidentified woman / Various views of Selassie on balcony of Ethiopian Embassy
Background: Exiled Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia arrives in Southampton in June 1936.
Royalty; Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia (1930-1974), Exiles; Empress Manen of Ethiopia; King Asfa Wessen of Ethiopia (1974-1975), Princess Tsehai of Ethiopia (1920-42), Great Britain
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