Her Majesty Greets Duke & Duchess

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1226A

Date Released

4 Dec 1952

Date submitted

1 Dec 1952

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Greetings for the Premier
2. 2Zulu Flyweight Wins Again
3. 3Diehards Back from Korea
4. 4Sky Drop over Korea
5. 5President-Elect’s Busy Days
6. 6Memorial to London Scottish
7. 7Her Majesty Greets Duke & Duchess
8. *Birmingham Chooses Beauty Queen

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

7 / 7

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Duke of Edinburgh and Duchess of Kent Arrive Home. DESCRIPTION: While the Duke of Edinburgh was in Malta, he visited HMS Magpie and HMS Ocean, where he inspected 2,000 officers and ratings of the Mediterranean Fleet. On his return to Britain, he was accompanied by the Duchess of Kent. The Queen went to London Airport to greet her husband and many members of the Royal Family were there. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Shot from Aircraft Carrier Ocean showing White Ensign on foreground, with Malta in background. Travelling shot of launch passing off coast. Duke aboard Magpie. CU nameplate, Magpie. CU mast of ship. Duke being piped off. Launch under way. Aboard Aircraft Carrier Ocean GV of crew paraded. Lift comes up to flight deck. Duke on it, with other Admirals. Duke inspects crews, representatives of various Mediterranean ships. Mix to Elizabethan plane at London Airport. Queen alights. Medium shot of Royal family standing around. Queen, Queen Mother, Duchess of Kent, Princess Margaret, Princess Alexandra, Prince Michael and Duke of Edinburgh. Queen shakes hands with a few including Duchess of Kent. Departs in first car. Duchess of Kent with children departs in car, out of camera.

Keywords

Royalty; Ships and boats; Aviation; Ceremonies; Navy; Military

Locations

Malta; London Heathrow Airport

Footage sources

Admiralty

Card file number

58195

Credits:

Commentator

Lionel James Gamlin

Camera

Paul Wyand

Camera

Samuelson

Length of story (in feet)

164

Story extras:

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