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Earl of Harewood’s Wedding

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1061
Date Released
3 Oct 1949
Date submitted
3 Oct 1949
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Motor Show Draws the Crowd
  2. 2Say It Way Flowers
  3. 3Earl of Harewood’s Wedding

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 3
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Earl of Harewood’s Wedding. DESCRIPTION: Crowds assembled outside St Mark’s, North Audley Street to see the arrival of the Royal Family and other guests for the wedding of the Earl of Harewood and Miss Marion Stein. SHOTLIST: KS GV St James’s Palace. Crowds in North Audley Street. Children seated on ground. Crowds shot. Miss Stein (bride) leaves her Kensington flat with father. Police holding back large crowds. Crowds. Elevated GV North Audley Street. Bridesmaid Davinia Lloyd arrives. Douglas Fairbanks Jnr. enters church. Mrs Churchill enters. Princess Elizabeth and Duke of Edinburgh arrive. Bridegroom arrives with Hon Gerald Lascelles, bestman. MS bridesmaids arrive. MS Princess Royal arrives. King & Queen arrive & Princess Margaret. Crowds, some look through looking glasses to see royalty. Bride arrive at church. Princess Margaret was with the King & Queen. Earl & Bride exit St Marks church. Drive off out of camera. Elevated GV of drive off. King, Queen & Princess Margaret depart. Mall crowded, Queen Mary drives into St James’s Palace. Interior group shots of bridal couple & royalty. Interior stills of same. White heather attached to honeymoon car also shoe. CU of two mothers (Countess of Harewood & Mrs Stein). Couple depart amid confetti. Drive out of camera down the Mall.
Keywords
Royalty; Social events; Marriages
Locations
London
Card file number
52602
Credits:
Camera
David W. Samuelson
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Camera
Graham T. Thompson
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Martin Gray
Camera
Norman Fisher
Length of story (in feet)
380
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