The Court in Scotland

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1420A
Date Released
23 Aug 1956
Date submitted
20 Aug 1956
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1The Court in Scotland
  2. 2Cyprus - Outlook Brighter
  3. 3News in Brief: India’s Tenth Anniversary
  4. 4News in Brief: African Jubilee
  5. 5News in Brief: TV Takes Off
  6. 6News in Brief: It’s Floods Now
  7. 7News in Brief: How to Deal with Them
  8. 8News in Brief: Atlantic Raft
  9. 9Arab Protest

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 9
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Court in Scotland. DESCRIPTION: Throughout the Royal Tour of the Western Isles there was a great welcome. At Lochmaddy the Queen and the Duke had a good look, at the most important local occupations, the fishing industry. That other major industry of the islands (the manufacture of their famous tweeds) also received close royal attention. At Stornoway the Duke of Cornwall and Princess Anne made their own inspection of the lighthouse at Tiumpan Head. Meanwhile, Thurso’s new lifeboat was at Scrabster Harbour, for her naming, by Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother. Finally, ‘Britannia’ arrived at Leith, at the end of the Royal Visit to the Western Isles. SHOTLIST: GV Royal launch. GV launch passes fishing boats at Lochmaddy. MS the Queen watches herrings being cured (x2). CU woman. MS the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh look at herrings. MS the Queen. Two shots of fisherwomen. GV the Queen watches wool put into dying vat. MS wool comes off conveyor. MCU the Queen looks at automatic loom weaving tweed. MCU Princess Margaret. 2 shots the Queen looking at shuttles. MS the Queen accepting a length of Royal-Stuart tartan produced on North Uist. MS the Queen and Duke look at tartan. MS Princess Margaret holds tartan as the Queen rubs her hand across it. Wipe to lighthouse at Stornaway. MS Prince Charles and Princess Anne. MS Princess Margaret holds the hands of Prince Charles and Princess Anne as they enter the lighthouse. LS the Queen, Prince Charles and Princess Anne on lighthouse balcony. MS Prince Charles sounds fog horn. GV the Queen, Duke, Princess Margaret, Prince Charles and Anne. Wipe to lifeboat. GV new Thurso lifeboat. MCU the Queen Mother talks to a scout. GV the Queen Mother naming the lifeboat. MS bottle breaks on lifeboat. GV & MS the Queen Mother on lifeboat. Wipe to GV Royal Yacht Britannia docks at Leith. LS ditto. GV Princess Anne and Prince Charles on deck of yacht. GV men. MS the Queen disembarking and accepts a bouquet. GV Charles and Anne on yacht.
Local distribution only
Long version shown in Scotland (477 ft).
Keywords
Royalty; Ships and boats; Industry and manufacture; Launchings
Locations
Hebrides
Footage sources
Royal Rota
Card file number
67968
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
180
Story extras:
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