Princess Elizabeth Launches Mightiest Carrier

Series

Series Name
Pathe News

Issue

Issue No.
46/24
Date Released
25 Mar 1946
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Field Marshal Lord Alexander Receives City Freedom
  2. 2Birth of an Island
  3. 3Churchill’s New York City Speech
  4. 4Princess Elizabeth Launches Mightiest Carrier

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 4
Summary
The scene at Belfast as Her Royal Highness launches HMS Eagle, world’s biggest carrier. Watched by a crowd of 50,000 the massive hull slides down the slipway of its natural element. Later HRH attends the christening of, and acted as Godmother to, the infant daughter of Lieutenant Commander Osborne-King. Surprise incident occurred when a bull ran wild amongst crowd outside City Hall.
Keywords
Royalty; Ships and boats; Children; Social events; Animals; Military; Launchings; Religion and belief
Locations
Belfast; Northern Ireland
Length of story (in feet)
228
Story extras:
Film clip
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