Athens Welcome Their Royal Highnesses

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1123A

Date Released

14 Dec 1950

Date submitted

11 Dec 1950

Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 7

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Athens Welcomes Their Royal Visitors. DESCRIPTION: The welcome given by Athens to Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip left no doubt about their personal popularity with the Greek people; it also underlined the strong friendship existing between Greece and Britain. SHOTLIST: KS. Evzones march past camera. Princess Elizabeth & King Paul in car drive out of grounds & past camera. Crowds cheer as Princess & King with Duke & Queen Frederika in second car. Duke & Princess in same car arrive at Constitution Square. Alight at Unknown Warrior’s tomb. The two walk up & lay wreath. Cut-in Evzones guard of honour. Princess walks into camera at chapel of Kokkinia suburb. MS chapel built in Princess’ & Duke’s honour of their wedding. CU plate outside church. Princess in the grounds of chapel.

Local distribution only

Not shown in Cardiff or Glasgow.

Keywords

Royalty

Locations

Athens; Greece

Footage sources

Greece

Card file number

54729

Credits:

Commentator: Lionel James Gamlin

Length of story (in feet)

138

Story extras:

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