Very Weird Weddings (1/13)
 

Wedding traditions and customs vary greatly between cultures, ethnic groups, religions, countries, and social classes. So no surprise then, that as well as filming some of the biggest weddings of the 20th Century, British Pathé also captured some of the oddest, a few of which we've collected here.

Famous Last Words

From well-constructed and contrived quips to completely natural and seemingly spontaneous comments, there's something fascinating about people's last words. British Pathé...

BERNARD SHAW - A TRIBUTE

Lady Nancy-Astor (Britain's…

MR CHURCHILL IN RUSSIA

Winston Churchill "I'm…

BASEBALL MAKES ITS BOW aka BASE BALL MAKES ITS BOW Dublin issue

Franklin D. Roosevelt …

Trapeze Wedding
"The wedding swingers!"
Peter Brasnett and Margaret Smith took to a trapeze for their wedding in 1959. The pair of circus performers took their official vows in a nearby church before enjoying a sunny reception in mid air!

Location: King's Lynn, Norfolk

The Death of King George VI

THE KING'S SPEECH

To mark the 60th anniversary of the death of King George VI, we've created a gallery featuring stills from a selection of original British Pathe...