Royal Tour - Grenada & Barbados

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1341A
Date Released
17 Feb 1955
Date submitted
11 Feb 1955
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Portugal - Royal Wedding
  2. 2Formosa - Crisis Continues
  3. 3News in Brief: Italian Premier Here
  4. 4News in Brief: Report on Comets
  5. 5News in Brief: Canal Take-Over
  6. 6News in Brief: Rugger International
  7. 7Nigerian Parliament Opened
  8. 8Royal Tour - Grenada & Barbados
  9. *Duke of Edinburgh Receives Freedom of Glasgow

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
8 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Princess Margaret’s Tour - Grenada and Barbados. DESCRIPTION: When Princess Margaret arrived at Grenada on board the Royal Yacht Britannia, she was welcomed by the Governor, Sir Edward Beetham. Later Her Royal Highness went to Barbados, where she received a great welcome from the people of Speightstown. SHOTLIST: TPS - LS Britannia at sea. Princess Margaret arrives at Grenada. Crowds in boats. Princess alights from the boat and is greeted by Sir Edward Beetham. CU man in the crowd. Shots of coconut and banana trees. LS over the island. Slip pan to Barbados. Princess drives along in car. CU children in the crowd. Princess talks to mothers and children at the Health Centre. Slip pan to Government House (Bridgetown). CU Princess Margaret with Sir Robert Arundell and his wife. Slip pan MCU Princess driving along in a open top car waving. Slip pan leaving on boat. LS Britannia.
Keywords
Royalty; Politics and government
Locations
Grenada; Barbados; Speightstown; Bridgetown
Footage sources
Gaumont
Card file number
62807
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
135
Story extras:
Film clip

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