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Royal River Pageant

Series

Series Name
Pathe News

Issue

Issue No.
53/56
Date Released
27 Jul 1953
Date covered
13 Jul 1953
Length of issue (in feet)
779
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Leeds Test Match
  2. 2Royal River Pageant

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 2
Summary
The Queen and Prince Philip watch a procession of 200 boats, many of them decorated tableaux, pass along the Thames in the greatest river pageant for 400 years.
Keywords
Royalty; Ships and boats
Locations
London
Footage sources
British Paramount News
Credits:
Soundman
Adolph Simon
Camera
Jo Jago
Camera
John Rudkin
Camera
Norman William Roper
Camera
Robert Kenneth Leslie Gordon
Camera
William Chaston
Camera
William Jordan
Camera
William McConville
Length of story (in feet)
454
Story extras:
Film clip

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Name
British Pathe Ltd
Email
info@britishpathe.com
Web
https://www.britishpathe.com/
Phone
0207 665 8340
Address
3.29 Canterbury Court
1-3 Brixton Road
London
SW9 6DE
Notes
Pathe now also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.
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