Royal Family Returns to Town

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1132A

Date Released

15 Feb 1951

Date submitted

13 Feb 1951

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Story No. within this Issue

6 / 7

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Royal Family Returns to Town. DESCRIPTION: Londoners were out in large numbers near King’s Cross to welcome the Royal Family back from Sandringham. With Their Majesties were Princess Margaret, Prince Charles and Princess Anne. Meanwhile, flying home from Malta in a Viking of the King’s Flight, Princess Elizabeth arrive at London Airport. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Crowds outside Euston Station. Royal car passes through crowded street, carrying King, Queen, Princess Margaret, Prince Charles & Princess Anne. At Buckingham Palace, crowds outside, royal car drives in. Cut-in Palace with flag on roof. Later with Royal Standard flying. Slip-pan. At London Airport, Viking plane to standstill - SCU side plane, Princess Elizabeth alights, greeted by officials. Walks past camera to car, enters car. Several shots of her luggage, mostly flowers being put aboard another car.

Keywords

Royalty; Buildings and structures; Aviation; Railways

Locations

London

Card file number

55021

Credits:

Camera: George Richardson
Commentator: Leslie Mitchell
Camera: Samuelson

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