The Royal Wedding

Series

Series Name
British Movietone Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
286A
Date Released
26 Nov 1934
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1The Royal Wedding

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 1
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Wedding of the Duke of Kent (Prince George) to Princess Marina. DESCRIPTION: HRH the Duke of Kent and Princess Marina are married at Westminster Abbey. Movietone captures the wedding processions and the bride and groom on the Palace Balcony. SHOTLIST: CU Photograph of the Royal Pair. Mixes of the crowds. Shot of the Household Cavalry leaving Buckingham Palace. Elevated shot of the procession going down the Mall. Shot of the Duke’s procession leaving St James’s Palace. Bride’s procession leaves Buckingham Palace. Various shots of the coaches and Household Brigade cavalry. Prince George and brothers alight. Interior shots of the Abbey. The Royal Pair attended by Princess Elizabeth & Margaret. King and Queen and Royal guests seated. Close shot of the Marriage Lines. Pan down from top of the abbey. The couple enter coach after the ceremony. Ground and elevated shots of the procession on return. Close shot of the coach passing camera entering gates of the palace. Crowd waving hands. Elevated shots of the crowds surging forward and waving. The Royal Pair appear on the balcony. Various shots on balcony with King and Queen and Princess Elizabeth. The King lifts up Princess Margaret who waves to the crowd. Elevated shot of the crowds outside the Palace. Pan shot of still of the group and other shots of the wedding groups. CU Still of the Royal couple. They leave for Paddington and enter train for honeymoon.
Keywords
Royalty; Buildings and structures; Music and dance; Vehicles; Railways; Ceremonies; Marriages; Military; Religion and belief
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
3295
Length of story (in feet)
822
Story extras:
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