The Wedding of the Year

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1304A
Date Released
3 Jun 1954
Date submitted
Jun 1954
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1The Wedding of the Year
  2. 2Aintree - New Circuit’s First Race
  3. 3Paris - Zatopek’s Record
  4. 4Hanoi - French Heroine
  5. 5The Derby
  6. *Amateur Golf Final

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Wedding of the Year. DESCRIPTION: More than 5,000 people witnessed the arrival of Her Majesty and the Duke at Westminster Abbey for the wedding of Lord Althorp and Miss Frances Roche, younger daughter of Lord and Lady Fermoy. SHOTLIST: KS. GV Abbey. The wedding of Viscount Althorp and Miss Frances Roche. Mr & Mrs Winthrop Aldrich arrive. Bridesmaids and Page Boys arrive. Princess Royal and Duchess of Gloucester arrive. Duchess of Kent and Princess Alexandra arrive. Queen Mother and Princess Margaret arrive. Queen and Duke of Edinburgh arrive. The bride arrives on the arm of her father Lord Fermoy. GV Towers of Abbey. Crowds waiting. Bride and Groom out of Abbey through arch of swords. Queen and Duke leave. Queen Mother. Cars drive away.
Keywords
Royalty; Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Aristocracy; Ceremonies; Marriages; Military
Locations
Westminster Abbey
Footage sources
Gaumont
Card file number
61137
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
123
Story extras:
Film clip

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