King Feisal’s State Visit

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Series Name: British Movietone News

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Issue No.

1415A

Date Released

19 Jul 1956

Date submitted

17 Jul 1956

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5 / 5

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MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: King Feisal Arrives for State Visit. DESCRIPTION: HM the Queen with the Duke of Edinburgh greeted King Feisal of Iraq at Victoria Station on His Majesty’s State visit to Britain. There followed a drive through the decorated streets of London to Buckingham Palace. SHOTLIST: The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh were at Victoria Station to welcome the royal guest King Feisal of Iraq. The Queen Mother, Princess Margaret and the Duchess of Gloucestershire were also present. Prince Abdul Illan had come with his nephew King Feisal. The State drive through decorated streets to the Palace. Queen and Duke on platform, train arrives, Queen waits. King off train and greetings. Kisses hand of the Queen, shakes hands with Duke. Household Cavalry. Royal carriage. Crowds. GV down streets up the Mall, into Palace.

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Commentator: Geoffrey Sumner

Length of story (in feet)

171

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