The Garter Ceremony

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1411A

Date Released

21 Jun 1956

Date submitted

19 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

5 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Garter Ceremony. DESCRIPTION: Windsor Castle - and the Garter Ceremony. The investiture of the Knight of the most Noble Order takes place in the Castle, and afterwards the procession moves towards St George’s Chapel, for the most honourable Company: - The Earl of Iveagh, Earl Attlee and Sir Anthony Eden. SHOTLIST: GV procession. Windsor Castle. The Queen and Duke walking. SCU the Earl of Iveagh and Earl Attlee walking together followed by Sir Anthony Eden and Sir Winston Churchill. SCU Queen Mother in procession with the Duke of Gloucester. CU Queen. GV Yeomen of the Guard. LS procession. GV into chapel. Shots of Prince Charles and Princess Anne with Princess Margaret. Up steps to chapel. Exterior of chapel. Out of chapel. Exterior of chapel. Out of Chapel. Departure of knights of the garter etc. CU Earl Attlee, Sir Winston Churchill, Earl of Iveagh and Sir Anthony Eden. Queen and Duke. Churchill and Eden with their wives.

Keywords

Aristocracy; Awards and honours

Locations

Windsor

Footage sources

NRA

Card file number

67346

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Length of story (in feet)

150

Story extras:

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