Learning on ScreenWelcome to Royal Dutch Visitors
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 5 / 5
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Dutch Royal Visitors. DESCRIPTION: Arriving at Dover in the Dutch cruiser Jacob van Heemskerck, Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard were welcomed by the Duke of Gloucester. The King & Queen with Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret waited to greet them at Victoria Station before the State drive, amid cheering crowds, through the capital to Buckingham Palace. SHOTLIST: KS. CU Dutch Royal Coat of Arms. British destroyers in line ahead at sea (English Channel) with Dutch naval flag on stern of their cruiser "Jacob van Heemskerck". Dutch sailors on deck in foreground with Dover cliffs in background. GV HMS "Cleopatra". Dover Castle fires salute. Queen Juliana on deck of cruiser. Dover Harbour as cruiser enters. Aboard the ship after berthing, Queen followed by Duke of Gloucester & Prince Bernhard. Also shot of Prince Bernhard shooting with 16mm camera. Ashore Queen inspects Guard of Honour. Takes leave of Mayor of Dover, party board train. Crowds wave as train passes en route to London. Elevated GV Royal party & VIPs await train. CU front of engine decorated. Queen Juliana alights, King George kisses her hands. Shakes hands with Prince Bernhard. MS of the four. Princesses Elizabeth & Margaret greet Dutch couple. Prince Bernhard greeted by Princess Alice. Elevated MS couple presented to VIPs, Bevin, Ede, Lord Mayor of London. Leaving Victoria Station, Queen Juliana, King George VI & Duke of Gloucester in first landau. Elevated GV of landau leaving, crowded streets, cheering etc. Passing through Parliament Square Green. Elevated GV turning in Admiralty Arch, several shots Household Cavalry escorting. Elevated GV along the Mall. Several shots rounding Queen Victoria Memorial & entering Buckingham Palace. Floodlit buildings, Horse Guards Parade, Big Ben, Admiralty Arch along the Mall, Trafalgar Square & fountains, Piccadilly Circus.
- Keywords
- Royalty
- Locations
- Dover; Victoria Station
- Footage sources
- British Paramount News
Pathe Rota
Polygoon
- Card file number
- 54637
- Credits:
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- Camera
- Alec Tozer
- Camera
- David W. Samuelson
- Camera
- George Richardson
- Camera
- Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
- Camera
- Hilton Craig
- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Camera
- Martin Gray
- Camera
- Montague G. Benson
- Camera
- Norman Fisher
- Camera
- Paul Wyand
- Length of story (in feet)
- 414
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