Princess Anne’s Christening Pictures

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1116

Date Released

23 Oct 1950

Date submitted

21 Oct 1950

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Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Princess Anne’s Christening. DESCRIPTION: Scenes at Buckingham Palace as the Royal Family witness the christening of Princess Anne. SHOTLIST: KS. Royal Coat of Arms. Duke of Edinburgh arrives at London Airport. Crowds outside Buckingham Palace. Queen Mary’s car arrive, crowds surge forward. Princess Elizabeth, Duke, Prince Charles & baby arrive by car. Cut-ins of crowds. Interior - portrait of Queen Alexandra with chandelier in foreground. Group - Queen Elizabeth, Princess Margarita, Princess Alice, Lord Mountbatten & Hon. Andrew Elphinstone. Princess Elizabeth holds baby, several shots. Prince Charles runs round room, runs towards Queen Mary. Various group shots including the above with Queen Mary, King George VI. Finish on close up of baby in arms of Princess Elizabeth.

Keywords

Royalty; Children; Social events; Religion and belief

Locations

Buckingham Palace

Footage sources

Pathe Rota

Card file number

54502

Credits:

Camera: David W. Samuelson
Camera: George Richardson
Camera: Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator: Lionel James Gamlin

Length of story (in feet)

222

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