Royal Tour of West Country

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1406
Date Released
14 May 1956
Date submitted
9 May 1956
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Algeria - Critical Days
  2. 2News in Brief: A Princely Wedding
  3. 3News in Brief: The Swiss Guard
  4. 4News in Brief: Empress of England
  5. 5News in Brief: A Missile’s Mistake
  6. 6The Sporting Scene: Continental Cycling
  7. 7The Sporting Scene: The Chester Cup
  8. 8The Sporting Scene: Landy Beaten
  9. 9The Sporting Scene: England Beat Brazil
  10. *Royal Tour of West Country

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Royal Tour of West Country. SHOTLIST: Cut story - HM The Queen, Earl Fortescue, 4th Battalion Devon Regiment inspected. Car to Queen’s Hall, civic leaders presented. Signing visitors book with quill pen. Kids waving. LS bouquet. SCU Joan Sanders. Plant sapling, Duke of Edinburgh plants at Exeter University. Queen’s speech. Foundation stone unveiled. Garden party. ATC inspection.
Local distribution only
For West Country only instead of items 1-5.
Keywords
Royalty; Aristocracy; Ceremonies; Military
Locations
Devon; Barnstaple
Footage sources
Gaumont
Card file number
66889
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
386
Story extras:
Film clip

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