Royal Visit To Carrow Road - 1938

This video club contains some brief footage of a red letter day in the history of Norwich City Football Club. On the 29th of October 1938 HM King George VI and Queen Elizabeth visited the city to open City Hall. In the afternoon, the King proceeded to Carrow Road to catch the Canaries in action against Millwall. It is believed this was the first time in history that a reigning monarch had attended a Football League Division Two match.

Over 21,000 attended the game, though unfortunately Norwich slipped to a 2-0 defeat. It is believed the Royal party stayed for only fifteen minutes. 

Carrow Road was still a relatively new home for the Canaries at the time, having only moved in there in 1935. The footage you will be most interested in comes towards the end of the clip, with the roof of the Barclay and the uncovered South Stand clearly visible, together with the very briefest of action.

with thanks to British Pathe
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