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Princess at Ideal Home

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1085A
Date Released
23 Mar 1950
Date submitted
17 Mar 1950
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Trailer: Handkerchief Drill
  2. 2Princess at Ideal Home
  3. 3Irish Guards Celebrate Their Half Century
  4. 4Anglo-French Naval Exercises
  5. 5Scotland Win Calcutta Cup
  6. 6Daring Roof Performance
  7. 7Dare-Devil ‘Chute Jumping’

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Princess Elizabeth at the Ideal Home. DESCRIPTION: Princess Elizabeth was received by Lady Rothermere and Mr Stuart McLean when she visited the Ideal Home Exhibition. She made particular point of seeing the New Zealand House, where High Commissioner, Mr Jordan, was on hand to draw her attention to the special features of a dwelling typical of the Dominion. SHOTLIST: KS. Royal car arrives. Princess Elizabeth alights received Lady Rothermere & Mr McLean. Interior GV main hall, crowded with people. Princess escorted by Mr Truefitt, makes way through the crowds. Cut-ins of several exhibits. Walking around the spacious gardens. Enters the New Zealand house escorted by Mr Jordan, High Commissioner. Several interior shots looking around, also signing guest book.
Keywords
Royalty; Politics and government; Domestic life; Exhibitions and shows
Locations
Olympia
Footage sources
Gaumont British News Rota
Card file number
53418
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
74
Story extras:

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