HRH Duke of York Opens King's Playing Field at Hampton Wick - 1930

(15 May 1930)
King's playing fields opened by HRH Shots of the Duke (he can be seen controlling his speech to eliminate his stutter) speaking and declaring the fields open. Mayor leads cheers.
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[@sarapatricius8473]

He was very brave... This must have been incredibly difficult for him, yet he was still brave enough to go ahead and give the speech

[@dg6619]

i like pepsi max

[@ewcc8847]

As I myself suffer from a similar stutter I know what is going through his head during those long pauses trying to make the words come out. I’m just a teenager who has to give speeches in class or talk in front of smaller groups. I can only imagine the stress of talking to the world.

[@kevinprior3549]

Thank god the other gentlemen in this clip were so patient

[@jongonzalez3316]

At least he doesn’t say “umm” like most of us do

[@MLMLW]

Bless his heart.

[@dg6619]

bless pepsi

[@MLMLW]

@@andrewjackson6763 - How mature of you.

[@DAR0BA]

Having the stutter and everything I feel for him and this is extremely brave and I say that truly but having to sit there and listen to him you must’ve been going crazy with all the long pauses.

[@andrewjackson6763]

Not really. It wasn’t that bad you’re just a baby.

[@FreedomLovingLoyalistOfficial]

Some of the few surviving footage of Bertie's stammer.

[@eddiew2325]

only his family calls him taht

[@Noutchka]

Especially when he was so young

[@BrooklynVega1]

I don’t stutter but I’m afraid of public speaking. Brave man he was

[@eddiew2325]

no offense mitch but i rather you stutter even if youre just pretending

[@kiriahiyaoro]

what voice, omfg, what v o i c e 😵🤤

[@lowboy5462]

That brudda starvin

[@splashtheword]

simple to summarise - very brave man !

[@joegaragozzo1640]

It takes courage.

[@irpmedia6600]

I can't even speak in front of 1 person, and he speaks in front of hundreds... 😲😲😮
I'm a stutterer too.. 😫 😤

[@Squashylemon]

he was speaking to the world, just imagine how hard that was.

[@johardingallan2159]

I think the movie did not do HRH King George VI justice. They made his stutter sound A LOT worse than it actually was. Yes, there were pauses, but to be perfectly honest i didn't hear a stutter. This gentleman was an inspiration to me. A true King and wartime leader. God Bless his Soul.

[@Noutchka]

It's the movie's time-line is completely wrong. Prince Albert started consulting with Lionel Logue in 1926. Yet the movie sort of takes place in 1936, at a time when Prince Albert was nearly cured.

[@Posark]

In real life, according to the comment above, he had already been working with Lionel Logue for four years or so when this was filmed

[@darkcrusader.]

Damn I like his accent👌🏻

[@dg6619]

damn, i like pepsi max

[@darkcrusader.]

@@dg6619 I like sprite cranberry

[@dg6619]

@@darkcrusader. sprite cranberry is nice, but not quite pepsi max i have to say

[@darkcrusader.]

How about mountain dew ? It's goood

[@dg6619]

Dark Crusader the dew i Place om 2 place

[@wgb01001]

The stammering isn’t bad, it’s that he can’t pronounce the letter “R”

[@GAPC-nb7qs]

he also suffered rhotacism, never leant to reproduce and master the rhotic sounds as a child, this can often be confused with speech impediment but are two completely different conditions.

[@zanmei7261]

Thank goodness he wasn't American. They use the "R" sound much more than the British.

[@jordyn_gc1788]

i, on occasion , stutter like this, usually public speaking or in other situations, its rlly interesting to hear his stutter

[@glr4275]

Am I the only one who actually don't thikn it was so bad? I find the Duke of York really capable indeed.

[@gasc0ny]

He was seeing a speech therapist by this time.

[@thierrybeurey9748]

What's the exact date of this please ?

[@edwinmaguillicuddy9069]

Thierry Beurey October 31, 1925

[@mal_3157]

@@edwinmaguillicuddy9069 sound synchronised film didnt exist in 1925.

[@jacobmowat9752]

May 15th 1930

[@johngolden891]

Not a great natural speaker, George VI put his country and his people before himself and answered the call of duty as did his daughter, Queen Elizabeth II. And that is a key reason why we so love them.

[@LyricalXilence]

This is 1930? He doesn't sound that bad imo.

[@WORLD8NSH5KNIGHT1]

I am guessing this is the early 30s? Referring to George V

[@baldoggie]

1925

[@baldoggie]

he was 29 at the time

[@danielmoncaster3216]

Good oration

[@Jimmy-jy5ol]

Magic mushrooms would have cured him

[@CelticSaint]

He was an awful public speaker. Not his fault, just the way that he was.

[@annmitchell4663]

DEUS VULT Have you even SEEN the Kings Speech.

[@anneclarence1704]

oh my god I want the brain cells I lost reading this comment back

[@dg6619]

cola is awful

[@kevinprior3549]

Screw u u nasty bugger

[@mal_3157]

@@dg6619 milk is a great drink

[@MongoloidDanceVideos]

Hahaha what a clown

[@angel..]

How is he a clown dumbass done more in this short clip than you will ever in your life.

[@angel..]

Seen your "dance videos " lmao 😂.

[@nx9919]

Funny that you don't have self awareness

[@Yourd4d]

Lol he's a clown when your dance videos are...oh boi, something else but far worse than a clown

[@m4rs12]

By watching his dance video you guys are really got punked by him 😂