Ulster Greets Royal Visits

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1148A
Date Released
7 Jun 1951
Date submitted
4 Jun 1951
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Ulster Greets Royal Visitors
  2. 2President’s Daughter in Britain
  3. 3Cinema Seats Tax Appeal
  4. 4Off to Cyprus
  5. 5King of Norway’s Visit
  6. *Ulster Greets Royal Visits

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Ulster Greets Royal Visits - No Film. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. MS Government House - Belfast. Sheffield docks at Belfast. Queen & Princess Margaret walk along deck, & down gangway. Introduced to VIPs. SCU - Queen walks through darkened sheds, pan to Princess Margaret following - very good. Drives away amid cheering crowds. Arrival at Festival of Britain, walks into old farm cottage. On balcony of modern farmhouse. Chats (silent) with children in creche. Drives to City Hall, Queen inspects British Legion paraded. GV Campbell College. Queen & Princess inspect boys. Boys take photos of royal party, pan to Queen & Princess posing. Walk down steps to Government House. In grounds, Queen & Lady Granville (her sister) & Lord Granville. Group of the above. Drives along Dundrod Circuit, SCU racing drivers at attention. Several shots of race including start of race. Farina, the winner, amid cheering crowd. Sir Basil Brooke places laurel round his neck. At several towns, presented with boxes of Irish linen, cut-ins of waving children - small Union Jacks. LS driving to Hillsborough Parish Church. Outside chat (silent) with clergy. Walk towards car, get in & drive off. . Some very good shots of Queen & Princess Margaret - good stock shots.
Local distribution only
Belfast & District only, drop item 2.
Keywords
Royalty; Sport; Organisations; War veterans; Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Mass media; Ships and boats; Entertainment and leisure; Motor racing; Industry and manufacture; Ceremonies; Social welfare; Navy; Engineering; Military; Religion and belief
Footage sources
Gaumont
Rota
Card file number
55567
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Story extras:
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