The Queen Dines with the Army

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1435

Date Released

3 Dec 1956

Date submitted

28 Nov 1956

Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue

6 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Queen Dines With the Army. DESCRIPTION: Preceded by a Piper and two of the Queen’s Gurkha Orderly Officers, Her Majesty arrived at the Royal Hospital, Chelsea for the Army’s Tercentenary Dinner. She was escorted by Mr Hare, Secretary for War. The dinner was to celebrate the 300th Anniversary of the Formation of a Standing Army. SHOTLIST: Shots of a piper and two Gurkhas walking along. MCUs of Chelsea Pensioners. Shot of the Queen with the Queen Mother and Princess Margaret in the distance. Queen with Mr Hare (Secretary For War). Queen Mother with Sir Gerald Templer. Princess Margaret with Field Marshal Lord Ironside. TPS walking into room. Queen is seated. CU the Queen. Shots of Montgomery, the Princess Royal, Lord Alenbrook and Earl Mountbatten. Queen stands. Audience clapping. Queen making speech. CU Queen Mother. CU Princess Margaret. Queen making speech. Queen proposes a toast.

Keywords

Commemorations; Celebrations and festivals; Social events; Military

Locations

Chelsea

Footage sources

Gaumont British

Card file number

69045

Credits:

Commentator: Geoffrey Sumner

Length of story (in feet)

237

Story extras:

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