The Princess in Jamaica

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1343

Date Released

28 Feb 1955

Date submitted

23 Feb 1955

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Persian Royal Visit - Final Engagements
2. 2News in Brief: Mountain Air Crash
3. 3News in Brief: New French Premier
4. 4News in Brief: Oil Fire
5. 5News in Brief: Geoff Duke Wins
6. 6News in Brief: Stabilisers for QE
7. 7The Princess in Jamaica
8. 8Storm Havoc at Genoa

Story

Story No. within this Issue

7 / 8

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Princess Margaret in Jamaica. DESCRIPTION: One of Princess Margaret’s first engagements in Jamaica was to pay a visit to the War Memorial, where she laid a wreath. Later, Her Royal Highness attended the races at Knutsford Park. SHOTLIST: Britannia anchored in Port Royal. Princess lays wreath at the Kingston War Memorial. GV the racecourse at Knutsford Park. GV the Princess walking through closely packed admirers. CU Princess meeting the oldest jockey on the island (Sidney Myson). GV horses running. CU Princess in Royal Box. GV the race finish and coloured crowd shot.

Keywords

Royalty; Commemorations; Horse racing; Ceremonies

Locations

Jamaica

Footage sources

Gaumont

Card file number

62781A

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

101

Story extras:

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