Monaco’s Gift

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

3 / 8

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Monaco’s Gift. DESCRIPTION: At a Parisian jeweller’s, finishing touches are put to a magnificent wedding gift from Monaco’s National Council to Grace Kelly. It’s a diamond and ruby set necklace, bracelet, brooch and ring, the total value which is said to be about £70,000. Eight hundred diamonds and seventy rubies set in platinum. SHOTLIST: Wedding gift from Monaco’s National Council to Grace Kelly. It’s a diamond and ruby set, necklace, bracelet, brooch and ring. CU of set of jewellery. Shots of jewellery making.

Keywords

Marriages; Fashion and costume

Locations

France; Paris

Footage sources

France

Card file number

66538

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Length of story (in feet)

44

Story extras:

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