Royal Visitors to Edinburgh

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1110
Date Released
11 Sep 1950
Date Other
Sep 1950
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Southend Lights-Up
  2. 2Braemar Gathering
  3. 3Britain’s Latest Air Marvels
  4. 4Ayr Pit Disaster
  5. 5The St Leger - Scratch II Wins Doncaster Classic
  6. *Royal Visitors to Edinburgh

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Royal Visitor to Edinburgh (Mute). DESCRIPTION: The Queen and Princess Margaret visit Edinburgh, where they tour a new housing project and see the Tattoo. SHOTLIST: GV Royal car through crowd. MS Queen & Princess Margaret out of car and welcomed. TS Queen & Princess Margaret walk to platform. GV & MS Queen laying foundation stone. GV modern houses. MS Queen. MS Queen meets family outside their house. MS Queen shakes hands with man in wheelchair and then his wife who holds baby. MS Queen. GV carpet. MS Queen inspecting carpet. GV Queen & Princess Margaret. MS Queen and then Princess Margaret cut warp threads with a knife. GV night - Queen & Princess Margaret take their seats (& MS), this is at Ediniburgh Castle. GV massed bands on castle esplinade. CU drum major. GV band & soldiers marching. GV Queen takes the salute. GV Highland dancing - Edinburgh Tattoo.
Local distribution only
For Glasgow only instead of Item 1.
Keywords
Royalty; Displays; Military
Locations
Edinburgh; Scotland
Card file number
54305A
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
150
Story extras:
Film clip

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