'Floreat Etona' Topical Budget 771-2
Young Etonians commemorate King George III's birthday with some floral festivities on the Thames.
Eton's finely turned out schoolboys take to the Thames for their annual celebrations on 4 June, commemorating the birthday of King George III - one of the school's great patrons. The Topical Budget newsreel cameras were there to capture these attractive images of the aquatic procession in full swing, watched by impressive crowds of spectators.