Learning on ScreenMovietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Royal Betrothal
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- British Movietone News
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- Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Royal Betrothal. DESCRIPTION: Respectfully, British Movietone News offers congratulations to HRH Princess Elizabeth and Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten on the announcement of their Engagement. SHOTLIST: KS Princess Elizabeth’s Coat of Arms and folomain. GVs Buckingham Palace (x2). LIBRARY MATERIAL: Interior Princess Elizabeth seated at desk writing, in her study. CU ditto. MS Princess answering telephone. CU of her on phone. Lt Philip Mountbatten waiting in porch at Patricia Mountbatten’s wedding. Royal Family walk through churchyard. Philip takes Princesses Elizabeth’s and Margaret’s fur 3/4 length coats. Fade. Princess Elizabeth as a child, elevated shot of Royal Family arrive at Crathie church in Scotland, King in kilt. Royal Family enter church. Lord Mountbatten explains (silent) to Princess Elizabeth about naval review, which they are watching. Elevated shot Royal Family arrive at St Paul’s for King George V’s Jubilee. They alight from open carriage, out of camera. Elevated shot of Royal procession along Mall during King George VI Coronation. Inside Westminster Abbey, Queen Mary, Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret in robes and crowns watch the ceremony. Pose shot of Royal Family in Coronation Robes. Royal Family walk through Buckingham Palace grounds with dog Scottie. They look at something placed on table in grounds. Seated in grounds, pan from Queen to Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret, group shot of them. Princess Elizabeth in ATS uniform, removes wheel from lorry, officers look on. Princess drives lorry, shots of her seated at driving wheel. Aboard HMS Vanguard Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret playing games with few of naval officers aboard. Princess Elizabeth thoroughly enjoying herself. Queen Elizabeth can be seen in background looking on. CU Queen Elizabeth wearing turban. At East London, South Africa, Princess Elizabeth arrives to open graving dock. Walks onto platform. Receives presentation of diamonds after opening, looking with amazement at same. Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret mount horses on beach nearby, shots of them riding. LS of them cantering. SCU Princess Elizabeth with background of Natal Park, seated at table. CU Princess making speech on her 21st birthday, says she will serve the country and Empire etc. At Guildhall, London interior, Princess Elizabeth signs Freemans Roll. At Trooping the Colour, riding side saddle she leaves Buckingham Palace. SCU of her with Duke of Gloucester (in Grenadier Guards uniform) beside her. CU ditto. LIBRARY MATERIAL ENDS. Elevated crowd shots at recent Buckingham Palace garden party. Shots of Royal Family including Lt Philip Mountbatten and Queen Mary walking through the crowds. Philip shaking hands with several people. SCU Princess Elizabeth & Philip amid crowds. SCU Princess Elizabeth and Lt Philip Mountbatten posing for camera. CU of them. CU heads only. MS of ring on Princess’ finger tilt up to the two standing arm in arm. Princess puts on her coat assisted by Philip . The two walk arm in arm towards camera. Princess seated in chair, Philip sitting on arm of same chair. CU Philip tilt down to Princess. CU of both. Night GV balcony of Buckingham Palace and Princess Elizabeth and Philip coming out on same. Cut-in of crowds cheering etc. Cut-ins of Princess and Philip who are then joined by King, Queen and Princess Margaret, crowds renew cheering. Finishing on the two engaged on balcony.
- Keywords
- Royalty
- Footage sources
- Gaumont British News Rota
Library
- Card file number
- 48841
- Credits:
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- Camera
- Alec Tozer
- Commentator
- Lionel James Gamlin
- Camera
- Montague G. Benson
- Length of story (in feet)
- 717
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