The Princess’s Tour Ended

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1430

Date Released

29 Oct 1956

Date submitted

26 Oct 1956

Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Princess Margaret Returns. DESCRIPTION: Just before her tour ended, Princess Margaret visited the Machakos area, some 50 miles from Nairobi. As Her Royal Highness was leaving, the tribesman leapt and gambolled to the very last. On her arrival at London Airport, Her Royal Highness was greeted by the Queen and the Queen Mother. SHOTLIST: Shots of Wakamba people dancing. LS of Princess Margaret watching the dancing. Various shots of the dancing. LS of Princess Margaret’s feet moving in the time to the music. Various shots of dancing. Panning shot of Princess Margaret being driven away. London Airport - Shots of the Argonaut taxiing. LS of Princess Margaret walking down the stairs. Greeted by Ministers and airport officials. Shot of her with the Queen Mother. Princess Margaret walks across to the staff of the Argonaut. LS of her talking to the crew. Various shots of her talking to the Queen and the Queen Mother. Princess Margaret gets into car and drives off.

Locations

London Heathrow Airport; Machakos Area, Nairobi

Card file number

68672

Credits:

Commentator: Geoffrey Sumner
Camera: Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Camera: Terry O’Brien

Length of story (in feet)

144

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