Her Royal Highness’s Visit

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1309A
Date Released
8 Jul 1954
Date submitted
5 Jul 1954
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Guatemala - Latest Pictures
  2. 2News in Brief: The Petrov Probe
  3. 3News in Brief: Ship Afire
  4. 4News in Brief: New British Tanker
  5. 5News in Brief: Carrier Explosion Sequel
  6. 6News in Brief: Floods in Texas
  7. 7News in Brief: Smithfield Freed
  8. 8News in Brief: Susan Curtis Receives Father’s VC
  9. 9The Sporting Scene - Canadian Show Jumping
  10. 10The Sporting Scene - Mercedes Triumph
  11. 11The Sporting Scene - World Cup Winners
  12. 12Sir Winston Home
  13. *Her Royal Highness’s Visit
  14. *Princess Attends Tattoo

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Her Royal Highness’s Visit. SHOTLIST: KS Plane arriving at Squires Gate Airport. Princess Margaret being greeted by Lord and Lady Derby. Meeting the Mayor of Blackpool and local dignitaries. Princess Margaret walking round Hawker Aircraft Factory. Princess arriving at Fleetwood, meeting local personalities. Goes aboard HMS Coquette. The Coquette leaving the harbour. Mayor and Mayoress welcome Princess. Arriving at Vickers Armstrong Shipyard. Long service employees being presented. Princess touring the yard with crowds of workers at different vantage points. Princess leaving dockyard in car and driving slowly between crowded pavements.
Local distribution only
Special for Liverpool only.
Keywords
Royalty
Locations
Blackpool
Footage sources
Pathe
Card file number
61391
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
135
Story extras:
Film clip

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