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Royal Visit to North Wales

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1258A
Date Released
16 Jul 1953
Date submitted
13 Jul 1953
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Royal Visit to Caernarfon
  2. 2Records Broken at AAA Meeting
  3. 3Hogan’s Open
  4. 4Manchester Test Ends in Wash-Out
  5. 5Royal Rhodesian Tour
  6. *Alsatian Dog Show
  7. *Royal Visit to North Wales

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Royal Visit to North Wales. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Royal cypher. Two shots of Caernarfon Castle - very good. Queen & Duke arrive in car at Water Gate, alight walks up steps. Castle gates opened & Lord Harlech walks down to meet them, he presents key to Queen. In procession enter castle grounds. Royal party arrive at dais, Sir David Maxwell Fyfe walk with Duke. Many Welsh personalities presented to Queen. Queen leaves dais & walk to Queen Eleanor Gate. Crowds outside. Queen & Duke walk out of balcony, wave to crowds. Crowds cheering. CU types dressed in national costume. Queen & Duke walk back to Water Gate. Drive through Rhyl, crowd cheer. At Eisteddfod Pavilion, crowds sing as royal couple arrive. More presentations. Crowds cheer at Wrexham. At Llangollen, Queen & Duke inside crowded tents. Bouquet presented to Queen by Nest Rhys Roberts. Massed singing by choirs of ten nations.
Local distribution only
Special Edition for Cardiff & Liverpool only instead of items 1-3 and 5.
Keywords
Royalty; Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Music and dance; Entertainment and leisure; Ceremonies
Footage sources
British Paramount
Rota
Card file number
59394
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
528
Story extras:

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