His Royal Highness At Wrexham AKA Prince Of Wales In Wrexham (1930)

Unused / unissued material - no paperwork - dates unclear or unknown Wrexham, Wales. Prince Edward, Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII, Duke of Windsor) walking with local dignitaries around housing estate. He walks into a half finished house. He inspects another house. Crowds of children run forwards to line route of Prince Edward’s walk. He ceremonially lays a piece of turf. Views of a building site / workshop. The Prince’s car drives away along crowd lined street. Note: a Pathe website user has provided additional information about this film. This visit to Wrexham took place on Friday 18th May 1934. As Patron of the National Council of Social Services he visited projects aimed at helping to relieve the deprivation caused by high employment. This was the last day of a three day of North Wales. The film shows the Prince calling at a number of newly built Council properties in Trevenna Way, Spring Lodge, Wrexham. He moved on to Rhosllanerchrugog, near Wrexham where an area of ol