A Wedding in Spring

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1401A
Date Released
12 Apr 1956
Date submitted
10 Apr 1956
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Border Flare Up
  2. 2A Wedding in Spring
  3. 3Monaco’s Gift
  4. 4Swimming Champs Prepare
  5. 5Cruising Fashions
  6. 6Weather Robot
  7. 7Missile Ship
  8. 8The Duke of Edinburgh Reopens Navigation School and Pilots Air Freighter

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Wedding in Spring. DESCRIPTION: At St Margaret’s, Westminster the wedding of 23 year old Miss McCorquodale, daughter of Brigadier and Mrs Norman McCorquodale. The groom, Captain Fergus Bowes-Lyon, is a cousin to the Queen. Her Majesty attended the wedding with the Queen Mother and Princess Margaret also Princess Royal. SHOTLIST: GV St Margaret’s, Westminster. SCU bride, Mary McCorquodale, leaves church. CU bride leaving car surrounded by photographers. SCU leaving church with pipers of Scots Guards. SCU bride and groom Captain Fergus Bowes-Lyon leave church. SCU crowds, dog in shopping basket. SCU photographers outside church. SCU Queen leaves church. SCU Queen Mother. SCU Princess Margaret and Princess Royal leaving church.
Keywords
Royalty; Celebrations and festivals; Social events; Military
Locations
London; St Margaret’s; Westminster
Card file number
66543
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Camera
Len Waldorf
Length of story (in feet)
57
Story extras:
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