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Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Ducal Wedding

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
889
Date Released
17 Jun 1946
Date submitted
13 Jun 1946
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Ducal Wedding
  2. 2Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: D-Day Anniversary in Normandy
  3. 3Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Italy Votes for Republic
  4. 4Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Prelude to Famine
  5. 5Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Motoring Classic Resumed

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 5
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Duke of Northumberland Marries Lady Elizabeth Scott. DESCRIPTION: Members of the Royal Family were among the guests at the wedding of the Duke of Northumberland and Lady Elizabeth Montagu-Douglas-Scott. SHOTLIST: CUT STORY: KS GV Westminster Abbey’s towers and tilt down to entrance. Various shots of huge crowds outside Abbey. Arrival of page boys and train carriers. Queen Mary’s car arrives, Queen Mary alights and enters Abbey. Arrival of Lady Elizabeth Montagu Douglas Scott with her father, the Duke of Buccleuch. Shots of her walking into Abbey and inside entrance of Abbey. Crowds outside during service, crowds break police cordon to get nearer Abbey. Preceding the arrival of Lady Elizabeth the King, Queen, Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret arrived. Bride and groom pose for cameramen seen in fore. Walk to car and drive off. King, Queen and two Princesses leave, followed by Queen Mary, then Duchess of Kent.
Keywords
Royalty; Marriages
Locations
London; Westminster Abbey
Card file number
47061
Credits:
Camera
David Prosser
Camera
Eddie Smales
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Paul Wyand
Length of story (in feet)
227
Story extras:

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