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Shakespeare’s Birthday - A Royal Occasion

Series

Series Name
Pathe News

Issue

Issue No.
50/33
Date Released
24 Apr 1950
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Iron Duke Wins with Last Stride
  2. 2Dock Strike - "Communist Conspiracy" - Isaacs
  3. 3World News
  4. 4World News
  5. 5World News
  6. 6World News
  7. 7Shakespeare’s Birthday - A Royal Occasion
  8. *President Meets U.S. Ambassador

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 7
Summary
Stratford-on-Avon greets the King and Queen and Princess Margaret. The 386th anniversary of Shakespeare’s birth is the occasion for the first visit of a reigning monarch to the town.
Keywords
Royalty; Commemorations; Celebrations and festivals
Credits:
Camera
Graham T. Thompson
Length of story (in feet)
197
Story extras:
Film clip

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