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King & Queen Visit Aldershot

Series

Series Name
British Movietone Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
203
Date Released
24 Apr 1933
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Fatal Dive Stops Spain’s Air Display
  2. 2Expert Again Wins 31.5 Miles Road Trek
  3. 3King & Queen Visit Aldershot

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 3
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: King and Queen Visit Aldershot. DESCRIPTION: His Majesty, reviews first Batt. Royal Scots, oldest British Regiment, on its 300th Birthday. SHOTLIST: Close shot of flag unfurled at mast. Elevated shot of soldiers standing to attention in ranks. Close shot of King saluting. Shot of parade. Close shot of the King inspecting ranks. King with Princess Mary inspects the regiment. Speaks to veteran members of Regiment. Long shot walking to dais. Shot of King and Queen and Princess Royal seated on dais. Elevated long shot of the parade. Regiment slow marches past. Long shot of the marchpast. Shot of King conferring Honour of right to wear personal Tartan "Royal Stuart". Long shot of regiment cheering. Close shot of King and Queen leaving with Princess Royal and Earl Harewood and Lord Lascelles and Hon. Gerald Lascelles. Entering car.
Keywords
Royalty; War veterans; Music and dance; Aristocracy; Ceremonies; Fashion and costume; Military
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
2357
Length of story (in feet)
258
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