The Queen Visits Red Cross Headquarters

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1093
Date Released
15 May 1950
Date submitted
9 May 1950
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Foreign Policy Talks in London
  2. 2Australia on Guard against Reds
  3. 3Transatlantic Races
  4. 4The Queen Visits Red Cross Headquarters
  5. 5News from Canada - Fire and Flood
  6. 6That Other Derby
  7. 7Dopey Divers from Down Under
  8. *Rome’s International Horse Show

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Queen Visits Red Cross Headquarters. DESCRIPTION: There was a Guard of Honour of nurses, when the Queen (who was received by Lord Woolton, Chairman) visited the British Red Cross Society’s HQ in London. SHOTLIST: KS. Crowds & nurses lined up outside Red Cross Headquarters. Lord Woolton receives the Queen. Queen inspects guard of honour of nurses. Interior - Queen inspects and watches realistic demonstration & normal activities. Queen inspects a replica of the lamp used by Florence Nightingale.
Keywords
Royalty; Politics and government; Health and medicine
Locations
London
Footage sources
Gaumont British News Rota
Card file number
53701
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
71
Story extras:
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