Learning on ScreenThe Wedding of the Year
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
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:
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- Commentator
- Lionel James Gamlin
- Length of story (in feet)
- 123
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