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
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1New Star Weds
  2. 2Atom Exercise
  3. 3Dockers - In and Out
  4. 4North Italy Under Water
  5. 5Railway Fantasy for Festival
  6. 6Royal Family Returns to Town
  7. 7FA Cup Fifth Round
  8. *FA Cup Fifth Round
  9. *Rangers V Hibernian

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

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
Length of story (in feet)
86
Story extras:
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