Her Majesty in Gloucester

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1353

Date Released

9 May 1955

Date submitted

5 May 1955

Stories in this Issue:

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Royal Visit to Gloucester. SHOTLIST: GV of the band of the Gloucester Regiment marching. Crowd shot. Duke of Beaufort and the Mayor (Councillor Howard Gibson) greet the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh. VIPs being presented. Queen and Duke in jeep driving through crowds of school-children. At the Gloucester Railway Carriage and Wagon Company’s Works, Duke talks to men. Queen looking at various equipment and carriages. Duke and Queen in finished carriage. GV of gaily decorated streets. The royal car along street. GV of Guildhall. Interior address of welcome is presented. Queen and Duke looking at Old Charter. GV of the Cathedral. Pan to crowds. The Dean and Bishop greet the Queen and Duke. The Queen looking at a model of the Cathedral. The Duke and Queen leave and enter car and drive off amidst cheering crowds. LONG VERSION: - Scenes for inspection of guard of honour of the 5th Battalion Gloucester Regiment. GV of Shire Hall. Presentation of VIPs inside. Cheering crowds. The Royal Hussars salute. The Queen accepting a paper knife. GV of the Royal Gloucester Hospital. Queen leaving between two lines of nurses. GV of the Technical College. Queen and Duke enter. Various shots inside. The Duke CU looking at boys working.

Local distribution only

Special for Cardiff and West Country only instaed of Items 1-3.

Keywords

Royalty; Aristocracy

Locations

Gloucester

Card file number

63464

Credits:

Commentator: Geoffrey Sumner
Camera: Paul Wyand
Camera: Peter Brown
Camera: Phil John Turner

Length of story (in feet)

195

Story extras:

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