Royal River Pageant

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1260

Date Released

27 Jul 1953

Date submitted

23 Jul 1953

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 2

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Royal River Pageant. DESCRIPTION: The Lord Mayor of London, Sir Rupert de la Bere, who figured prominently in the great River Pageant, went afloat at Greenwich. This was the starting point of the unique event and, all along London River - from Greenwich to Westminster - a big audience was strung out, ships were dressed and keen anticipation prevailed. At the Royal Festival Hall Pier, the Queen arrived with the Duke of Edinburgh, accompanied by Mr Lennox-Boyd, Minister of Transport, to take the salute as some two hundred craft went by in a three-mile long procession. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. GV river with craft. Lord Mayor of London, de la Bere boards launch at Greenwich. Setting off up river. Cut-ins of crowds on banks, also passing through dockland. Rain beating down on crowds. Shot at Tower of London. Crowds on Waterloo Bridge. MS Greenwich Pier. Various shots of the procession on the river, all craft gaily decorated. Queen arrives at Festival Hall Pier, accompanied by Mr Lennox-Boyd. Duke wears undress uniform of Trinity House. Mayors of Thames boroughs pass in craft, cheering Queen & Duke. Various shots of procession passing Queen & Duke. Cut-ins of Q & D waving. Elevated GV of procession coming up river, shot looking down river. Also ditto looking up towards Houses of Parliament, both very good.

Keywords

Royalty; Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Ships and boats; Weather; Ceremonies; Local government

Locations

River Thames

Footage sources

British Paramount
Pathe
Rota

Card file number

59432

Credits:

Camera: Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator: Leslie Mitchell
Camera: Martin Gray
Camera: Paul Wyand

Length of story (in feet)

353

Story extras:

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