The Royal Family Behind the Counter

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1368A

Date Released

25 Aug 1955

Date submitted

22 Aug 1955

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1USA and Back in a Day
2. 2Flood Disaster
3. 3Moroccan Rising
4. 4Townsend Rides a Winner
5. 5Nine Hours Race
6. 6The Royal Family Behind the Counter
7. *Edinburgh Festival
8. *Springboks Victory

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

6 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Royal Sale of Work. DESCRIPTION: It was to aid the fund for building a vestry, that members of the Royal Family helped at a sale of work, at Abergeldie Castle. SHOTLIST: SCU of Royal Family in tent. GV of church. CU of road sign - Crathie. GV of church. Royal family arrive and walk to tents. CU of Princess Margaret and Rector? GV crowds outside the tents. CU of Queen, Princess Anne and Prince Charles in tent. CU of Anne and Charles. CUs of the Queen selling. CU of the Queen Mother selling. CU of Charles and Anne with money-box. CU of Charles serving. Queen Mother and Anne serving. CU of Anne serving. CU of Margaret serving. CU of Duke serving. CU of Queen serving. Walking shot of Royals leaving.

Keywords

Royalty; Buildings and structures; Fundraising

Locations

Scotland; Abergeldie

Footage sources

Gaumont

Card file number

64350

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Length of story (in feet)

201

Story extras:

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