Learning on ScreenA Tribute to His Majesty King George VI
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 1 / 1
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Tragic News of King’s Death. SHOTLIST: Long Version. Cut story - KS CU Royal Coat of Arms. SCU King in Naval uniform. SCU flag at half mast on Victoria Tower. GV Parliament Square with flags at half mast on buildings. Flags at half mast on several Government Buildings. Guards band passing in front of Buckingham Palace. Blinds being pulled down in Buckingham Palace. Start of Library material. Funeral procession of King George V Cut-in Prince of Wales and King George VI in procession, mix to Coronation of King George VI. Procession inside Westminster Abbey. Various angle (lenses) of the actual crowning. CU Archbishop placing crown on King’s head. Cut-in VIPs wearing their coronets. Mix grounds of Buckingham Palace. King, Queen and two Princesses feeding the duck. Cut-in ducks on lake. SCU Queen by lake. King, Queen and two Princesses with Corgis. King in Army uniform inspecting bomb damage. King in Naval uniform and Queen looks at bomb damage at Buckingham Palace. King, Queen and two Princesses seated in Buckingham Palace grounds. SCU King and Princess Margaret with knitting, pans to Princess Elizabeth and Queen. Princess Elizabeth sorts out knitting for Princess Margaret, Queen smiling looks on. Elevated GV crowds outside Buckingham Palace. Royal family on balcony, Princess Elizabeth in army uniform, wave to crowds. King, Queen and Mr Churchill on balcony. Royal family on deck of Vanguard. Shot from bridge bows of Vanguard ploughing through heavy seas. Royal family on bridge. Capetown in background. King disembarks, followed by rest of Royal family. Greeted by Prime Minister. King into car, drives away. GV procession along straight and long road, out of camera. Twenty-fifty anniversary of King and Queen’s wedding, open landau out of Palace, round Queen Victoria memorial, cut-in SCU King & Queen in open landau. Down Mall. SCU King, Queen and Princess Margaret in carriage. Elevated GV procession along Fleet Street, alight at St Paul’s Cathedral. Elevated GV crowds. Various shots King & Queen driving through London streets after the war. Posed shots Prince Charles christening, shows King, Queen, Princess Elizabeth, Princess Alice, Princess Margaret etc. SCU Princess Elizabeth, Queen Mary and Prince Charles in arms. CU Prince Charles. Posed - King, Queen, Princess Elizabeth, Duke of Edinburgh, Princess Margaret. King climbs into Land Rover, several shots King inspecting various agricultural instruments. Watching potato sorter at work. Royal car through crowds. CU chandelier. Interior - posed shots at Princess Anne’s christening, Queen Mary, Princess Elizabeth, King and Queen holding child. King alights from Viking - return from Scotland, walks across aerodrome. GV Buckingham Palace, flowers in fore. Crowds outside Palace. CU Bulletin. London Airport, arrival of King, Queen and Princess Margaret, followed by Princess Elizabeth and Duke of Edinburgh. King alights from plane, Argonaut, Princess Elizabeth and Duke wave. Cut-in rest of Royal family on tarmac. Argonaut taxies, Royal family wave and walk away. GV Sandringham Estate, gates in fore. CU King and Queen. Finish on CU King.
- Keywords
- Royalty; Commemorations; Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Mass media; Ships and boats; Music and dance; Vehicles; Children; Aviation; Agriculture; Dogs; Business and commerce; Death; Celebrations and festivals; Ceremonies; War damage; Marriages; Navy; Animals; Military; Funerals; Religion and belief
- Locations
- London Heathrow Airport
- Footage sources
- Library
- Card file number
- 56747
- Credits:
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- Camera
- David W. Samuelson
- Camera
- George Richardson
- Camera
- Hilton Craig
- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Camera
- Martin Gray
- Camera
- Norman Fisher
- Camera
- Paul Wyand
- Length of story (in feet)
- 626
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