Stockholm Final Event

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1411A

Date Released

21 Jun 1956

Date submitted

16 Jun 1956

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Cyprus Terrorists on the Run
2. 2Shepilov Meets Nasser
3. 3Stockholm Final Event
4. 4Stockholm Final Event
5. 5The Garter Ceremony
6. 6Royal Ascot

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Amarant Ball. DESCRIPTION: When the Queen went to Stockholm’s City Hall her attendance for the Amarant Ball marked the close of her visit to Sweden. It was a dazzling occasion, in which British Royalty as well as Swedish participated this year. SHOTLIST: LS of Stockholm’s City Hall. Queen, King Gustav, Queen Louise and Duke of Edinburgh entering City Hall. Queen and King down steps. TPS Royal party walking along. Other guests. New members of the order of Amarant being presented to King Gustav. King Gustav nods his head. Prince Bernhard dancing with Countess Bernadotte. Princess Margaret with the Duke of Gloucester. TPS of the dancing. Queen dancing with the Duke of Gloucester. TPS of the Queen and Duke dancing. Various shots of the dancing.

Keywords

Music and dance; Entertainment and leisure

Locations

Stockholm; Sweden

Footage sources

Movietone
Rota
UPL

Card file number

67338

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Length of story (in feet)

90

Story extras:

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