dukeofwindsor

beautiful

I so would have loved to have lived during these times!

Just a hint of the zeppelin. It's refreshing to see the curiousity of the several viewers 'frozen' :)

Fantastic !

This must be the future George V. If it was really shot in 1910, it must be early in the year, as his father died and he became king-emperor in May. It's possible that this was shot after George V ascended the throne, in which case the PoW would be the young man in the checkered cap, the future Edward VIII, who was but 16 in 1910.

Thomas F Hamilton, European representative for United Aircraft Export Corporation is behind Edward VIII (Duke of Windsor).

The Prince of Wales visited President Fallieres in the Elysee Palace in April 1912. See query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=990DE4DD1E3CE633A... from April 3, 1912 Another article, from April 14, 1912, query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9907E4DF103AE633A... "PRINCE PUZZLES DANDIES.; Paris Exquisites Find Cut of Wales's Coats Varies from Day to Day. PARIS, April 13. -- Remembering that King Edward VII. was the arbiter elegantiarum for the French capital the present generation of Parisian dandies have been anxiously scrutinizing the young Prince of Wales since his arrival, with the result that just now they are in a curious dilemma."

I lived in paris in the days when you could get quite close to it - I was shooed away by a policeman from the actual pavement running along the wall - sacre bleu!