An amateur film produced by Ronald Padgett relating to the awarding of Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) to Edward Walter Raby, Deputy Chief Accountant of the Yorkshire Electricity Board at Buckingham Palace on the 28th February, 1961. Most of the film shows activities taking place outside the palace while the ceremony takes place inside. Mr Raby, his wife and presumably his daughter appear from the palace and have their photographs taken before leaving. Title:...

An amateur film produced by Ronald Padgett relating to the awarding of Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) to Edward Walter Raby, Deputy Chief Accountant of the Yorkshire Electricity Board at Buckingham Palace on the 28th February, 1961. Most of the film shows activities taking place outside the palace while the ceremony takes place inside. Mr Raby, his wife and presumably his daughter appear from the palace and have their photographs taken before leaving. Title: London 26th Feb. 1961 Title: E.W. Raby M.B.E. Traffic moves around the Victoria Memorial and along The Mall outside Buckingham Palace. A car drives into the palace and members of the Household Cavalry ride along The Mall on horseback. At Horse Guards visitors watch the Changing of the Guard. Back at Buckingham Palace three solider march up and down while outside the gates more Household Cavalry riding past. Mr Raby accompanied by his wife and presumably daughter come out of Buckingham Palace followed by other visitors to the palace. Outside the main gates they pose for photographs before walking away. The film ends with Mr Raby’s M.B.E. certificate sitting on an easel.