Rome’s Welcome to Royal Visitors

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1141A
Date Released
19 Apr 1951
Date submitted
17 Apr 1951
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Ernest Bevin - A Tribute
  2. 2Rome’s Welcome to Royal Visitors
  3. 3Another Cambridge Victory
  4. 4Submarine Affray Sinks in the Channel
  5. 5Soccer International - Scotland’s Victory at Wembley
  6. *Isle of Wight Car Rally
  7. *Freedom of Sheffield for Churchill

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Rome Welcomes Royal Visitors. (Princess Visits Boys Town & Fox Hunting Club). DESCRIPTION: Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh visited the kennels of the Roman Club for the Fox-hunting. Instead of a fox-hunt, they saw a cowboys’ race. Later, the Princess visited the Boys’ Town of Don Bosco. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Princess Elizabeth & Duke of Edinburgh with group of fox hunters. Several shots of the above with hounds being let loose & running around same. Royalty watch a cowboys race from balcony, several shots of race with cut-ins of Princess & Duke following same with field glasses. Princess arrives at Boys Town of Don Bosco, children line approach. Several shots of Princess with boys. MS & SCU & back view of youth of six-years-old standing on chair addresses the Princess (silent) in Italian, gesticulating, etc. - very funny indeed, the name of the six year old boy is Luigi Palmigiani. He then hands Princess a bouquet of lilies.
Keywords
Royalty; Horse racing; Buildings and structures; Children; Curiosities; Agriculture; Dogs; Celebrations and festivals; Hunting
Locations
Rome
Footage sources
Italy
Card file number
55329
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
131
Story extras:

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