De Gaulle Triumphant (1960)

Item title reads - De Gaulle triumphant.
London.
L/S elevated shot of open top carriage carrying French President Charles de Gaulle to Horseguards Parade. M/S of him with Prince Philip (Duke of Edinburgh) in carriage, L/S people applauding. L/S of them arriving with troops in foreground. M/S of the two men in the carriage. M/S as he salutes and shakes hands with Prince Henry, (Duke of Gloucester) who is Senior Colonel Brigade of Guards. M/S of de Gaulle on platform, L/S of Guards he will be reviewing. M/S as he stands in the back of a jeep which drives past all the guards including Battalions of Grenadier, Coldstream, Irish Guards, King's Troop, Royal Horse Artillery and Household Cavalry Regiment. Various shots as he drives past in the car. M/S French sailors watching. Various shots of Royal Horse Artillery riding past pulling gun carriages. Various shots as de Gaulle salutes from podium as troops pass. Aerial shots as they pass. Various shots as other guards march past.
L/S Big Ben. L/S interior of Westminster Hall where both Houses of Parliament are assembled in his honour. M/S Winston and Lady Clementine Churchill. Various shots as President de Gaulle enters hall of William Rufus. The Speaker of the House makes speech welcoming de Gaulle. C/U him sat in the chair, he gets up to speak. M/S as he speaks in French. L/S banquet at Royal Hospital in Chelsea. M/S of Prince Philip talking to Mrs de Gaulle. Various shots as the guests eat. Various shots as Mr and Mrs Churchill shake hands with Mrs and Mrs de Gaulle. M/S de Gaulle and Churchill chatting.
Various shots of Princess Alexandra and Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent, and Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester in the foyer of Royal Opera House for gala ballet. C/U Princess Marina, M/S as the two Duchesses walking through followed by Princess Alexandra. M/S as Prime Minister Harold Macmillan arrives. M/S of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, Princess Margaret and Anthony Armstrong-Jones entering foyer of Royal Opera House, they are greeted by officials. Mr Armstrong-Jones and Princess Margaret smile at each other. M/S as they talk to an official. C/U Princess Margaret.
M/S Queen Elizabeth II arriving with de Gaulle, Prince Philip and Mrs de Gaulle. C/U Queen, C/U Queen Mother. M/S as the Queen and de Gaulle walk through the foyer. Various shots of the royal party. L/S of them in the royal box which is covered with carnations. L/S audience in stalls. M/S royal party settling down for the performance.
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[@nicolasviard2252]

A great man. This century seems more than mediocre. No Churchill, no Roosevelt or De Gaulle.

[@penguinegg01]

De Gaulle, a great man and one of my historical and political heroes.

[@mariabrett6712]

Yes mine too

[@bernardzevenhuizen3309]

I agree!

[@philippeeljasz]

Avec le général la France était toute puissante !

[@amaurydesaphy1378]

The music is wonderful

[@academiakukuzeliana4158]

The late Majesty Queen Elizabeth knew them all. The Titans of the glorious times...

[@KingCharles3]

Crazy to think that the Queen was there back in 1960 and is still around today!

[@gabrielfleck6756]

alas, not anymore my friend

[@KingCharles3]

@@gabrielfleck6756 😢

[@Int-p123]

​@KingCharles3 no merry Christmas this year...

[@youssefhakim1055]

It is only in times of desastrous crisis that democracies vote for strong and great persons. In better times, they prefer mediocre ones.

[@gian1821]

Que pro el Charles De Gaulle

[@peterpluim7912]

- He didn’t leave his command because he had no command. He was a very junior general but the undersecretary of war in the last government Renault. As a general, he was useless for the British. As the only minister in the French government willing to evacuate to the UK, he was priceless. If a cabinet minister had been willing to go to France, we might all have forgotten about De Gaulle. - He earned the respect of the French in London by his personality and his political acumen. Generals like De Lattre De Tassigny and Leclerc de Hauteclocque learned to trust him, he created links with the French resistance and even managed to establish some form of authority but above all, he defended France as a beggar and was very good at it. - He landed not as a general but as a politician dressed in the last military uniform he was allowed to wear: that of a brigade general. He did exactly as Zelensky does today, but Zelensky never had a military rank. - When he landed, he brought with him French Francs and made the US Military Occupation money worthless. The master manipulator Roosevelt more or less abhorred De Gaulle but he was unable to outsmart him. - De Gaulle was a morally and physically courageous man. He was vocal about the idiocy of the Maginot line, something his superiors didn’t like. He abandoned Pétain, a man he revered as a father, when most of the world thought Hitler was invincible and the UK was done for. He antagonised both Churchill and Roosevelt, knowing full well the stories about the death of Polish general Sikorsk another general who became the political leader of his country in exile. - He entered Paris at a time there were still shots fired and his staff wanted him to stay safe. He knew he had to be there to counter any attempt of a coup by the communists and he went. I can go on and on but you probably know all this. I don’t blame you. De Gaulle trolled the British by doing what they really wanted: he blocked the entry of the UK in the EU. Years later, the British confirmed he was right. :)

[@toto123456ish]

He wrote a book about tank warfare in the 30s, his army bosses were not amused but guess who in Germany paid close attention to what he wrote... I am currently reading his memoires and boy this dude had some life. Incredible political acumen and an iron will.

[@peterpluim7912]

@@toto123456ish I respect the man enormously but don’t take his memoires at face value. He learned from Churchill that is important to write your own history. :)

[@toto123456ish]

@@peterpluim7912 Don't worry, I am old enough to know there is no such thing as objective truth in historical matters but I might as well get the story from the man himself.

[@gilleslegrand8734]

When i hear the discours of men like De Gaulle, Churchill, Eisenower, Kennedy...and i compare with today...What a mess!

[@Ryan-on5on]

Having had the fortune of knowing personally these true leviathans of the preceding century (e.g., Churchill, de Gaulle, Roosevelt, Eisenhower, Enoch Powell, the Duke of York), no doubt her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II found the personages (political or otherwise) of this century to be resolutely mediocre, trite, and bland in comparison to the towering giants of her youth!

[@AnarchismKnowsNoBorders]

Mon soutien est pour Monsieur Macron : le meilleur président de la Ve République ! Même De Gaulle n’est pas à son niveau => sa politique intérieure, sa diplomatie internationale : tout me pousse vers lui… En fait, je crois que je l’aime

[@AnarchismKnowsNoBorders]

Le meilleur, le fort, l'intelligence💪 Le souverain, la royauté, la France 💶🇨🇵 Économiquement, techniquement Le meilleur président qu'il soit, Charles de Gaulle ? Non. J'ai bien nommé Emmanuel Macron, le meilleur président au monde, le meilleur président que la France a connu.

[@AnarchismKnowsNoBorders]

Le président macron est le sauveur et le père fondateur de la nouvelle-france. Même jésus et de gaulle sont inférieurs à lui. Vive le grand macron Je m’incline chaque jour devant sa photo

[@mariabrett6712]

@@AnarchismKnowsNoBorders je ne suis pas d'accord avec vous

[@alainproviste3523]

Le meilleur fossoyeur de la France, oui. La marionnette des mondialistes. Visiblement, elle est bonne ta came.

[@patrickessel3317]

Tu te moques de qui là, avec ton avatar d'anarchiste ? Tu penses qu'on te croit ? 🤔 😕 🙄 🤪

[@angloaust1575]

He fled to england in 1940 leaving his command Returned in 1944 after the Americans and british had Secured the beaches And entered paris as a hero Having only broadcasted Over the radio while in Absentia!

[@rhummgrand-sorcier7129]

The thing you don't understand is that De Gaulle was the symbol of France, Vichy France was ruled by the germans so Free France was the only remains of the country, De Gaulle not only maintain France but impose France to the allies and change theirs plans so for your pov of anglo-americain or something else, he did nothing but from our pov he litterally saved the country or else it would be a second rank nation. Also he was our best president every Republic considered.

[@rhummgrand-sorcier7129]

He's victory was saving France.

[@angloaust1575]

France didn't do anything to help Poland in spite of the treaty After Declaring war in 1939 Where was degaulle then Did he make an armoured thrust Into Germany!

[@khagarajpadadaschandra9327]

​@@angloaust1575that time he was not in power

[@francinesicard464]

Of course, he fled to England; on 2 August, 1940, the Vichy regime had condemned him to death by court martial in absentia!

[@shirtless6934]

Appropriate that DeGaulle should come to England to thank them for saving France. While Americans and British fought and died Asparagus sat on his duff in London.

[@davyroger3773]

That’s the High Asparagus to you

[@Jugement]

Ah yes, and who ran their asses back to their island 6 weeks into the war while covered by the French army again ? Dont act clownish. The price of blood has been paid by all