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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:
  1. 1Royal Engineers’ Anniversary
  2. 2The Princess’s Tour Ended
  3. 3Jordan Elections
  4. 4Upheaval Behind the Curtain
  5. 5US Award for Cunningham
  6. 6Plane Crash - All Saved
  7. *Queen Mother’s Visit

* Story has local or special distribution

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
Story extras:

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