The Queen Tours Yorkshire

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1326
Date Released
1 Nov 1954
Date Other
Nov 1954
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1British Troops Leave Trieste
  2. 2Hurricane Aftermath
  3. 3Names in the News: Dickie Valentine Weds
  4. 4Names in the News: Mr Huan Arrives
  5. 5Names in the News: Buxton and Finch
  6. 6Names in the News: Admiral Lord Mountbatten
  7. 7A New Kind of Bikini
  8. 8Monastic Modes
  9. 9The Queen Mother in New York
  10. *The Queen Tours Yorkshire

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Royal Visit to West Riding - Yorkshire. SHOTLIST: BARNSLEY - Train arrives at station. Queen and Duke alight from the train and are greeted by the Earl of Scarborough. Shakes hands etc. LS Duke walking along crowd lined street. Queen walking along crowd lined street (Regent Street). Various shots. Walking up onto the dais. MCU of the Queen and Duke meeting VIPs. Crowd. Queen being presented with a model of a pit-tub containing Barnsley coal from the Mayor, Alderman McVie. Royal cars driving off. ROTHERHAM - TPS crowds. Queen being presented with bouquet of flowers by Elizabeth Brown. TPS crowds. Pan shot across to Queen and Duke on balcony. CU crowds. TPS crowds. Cars driving off. Crowds. SHEFFIELD - Car along streets. MCU Lord Mayor waiting to greet the Royal couple. MCU crowds waving flags. Duke and Queen alight from car greeted by the Lord Mayor. Crowds waving flags. Queen inspects guard of honour. MCU crowds. Queen inspecting the guard of honour. MCU Queen. MCU crowds. LS Queen on balcony panning down to the crowds. Queen and Duke waving on balcony. Slip pan to the English Steel Corporation. Various shots of the Queen and Duke being shown around the steel mill. Shots of the steel being melted etc. Shots of the Queen and Duke looking at some of the products that are made there. Various shots of the royal party looking around. HILLSBOROUGH - Sheffield Wednesday Football Ground - Childrens Rally - Crowds waving. Queen with Duke waving to the crowd. TPS of a display by the children. Crowds. LS Queen. Various shots of the display. MCU Queen & Duke in open top car driving around the stadium. CU various children waving. LS Queen and Duke in car travelling around the stadium. CU children. TPS crowds. TPS Queen and Duke in car waving.
Local distribution only
Special for Leeds instead instead of GR reel.
Keywords
Royalty
Card file number
62129
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
654
Story extras:
Film clip

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