Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The Kabaka Weds

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1016A

Date Released

25 Nov 1948

Date Other

Nov 1948

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 7

Section Title

Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Kabaka Wedding. DESCRIPTION: Wedding of the King of Buganda at Kampala, in the province of Uganda. SHOTLIST: KS GV palace. Various shots of flags, decorations etc. GV palace. Crowds file into cathedral. SCU types. King walks among his people, who kneel as he passes. King walks towards camera, his ‘mother-in-law’ talks (silent) to him. LS Cathedral Church of St Paul. MS choir & Bishop of Uganda filing into Cathedral. Bridesmaids arrive. Bride arrives. GV Cathedral. Interior - bride & groom knelling at altar. Couple leave Cathedral. SCU Cathedral. Drums being beaten, SCU one over 400 years old. Couple at reception being congratulated, various handshakes. Couple cut cake. Couple leave for their honeymoon.

Keywords

Royalty; Marriages

Locations

Uganda; Kampala; Buganda

Footage sources

Nairobi

Card file number

51092

Credits:

Commentator: Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

156

Story extras:

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