The State Visit to Denmark

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1459A
Date Released
25 May 1957
Date submitted
21 May 1957
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Monaco Grand Prix
  2. 2Dancing Champions
  3. 3Chelsea Flower Show
  4. 4The State Visit to Denmark
  5. *The Royal Visit to Hull

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Queen and Prince in Denmark. SHOTLIST: TPS LS over Copenhagen. Flags flying on buildings. Royal photos etc. in shop windows etc. TPS over Copenhagen. People on beach waiting for Britannia to pass. MLS Kronborg Castle. Flag flying. Elsinore - LS Britannia. Shots of cannons firing a 21 gun salute. MLS Britannia. Various shots of the guns firing the salute. Britannia. Shot of King Frederick and Queen Ingrid. Board barge. Crowds. MLS barge pulling up alongside Britannia. Panning shot around Britannia. Barge arrives back at the harbour. King Frederick and the Queen seen on board. Soldiers lined up. King Frederick helps the Queen off the boat and presents her with a bouquet of flowers. Queen Ingrid and Prince Philip off barge. Queen meeting various members of the Royal Family. MCU Queen. MLS Queen and Duke meeting various members of the British Commonwealth. Queen inspects two companies of the King’s Bodyguard. Soldiers on horses. Queen gets into horse and carriage with the King. MCU Queen and King. Shots of the King and Queen driving off. Shots of the Royal Hussars. Prince Philip with Queen Ingrid and Princess Margaretta in horse drawn carriage. Crowds. Various shots of the drive through streets. Crowds. LS of Amalienborg Palace. Queen and royal party alight onto the balcony of the Palace. Crowds. Two boys waving from an old fashioned street light. Back shot of crowds waving to the Royal party on the balcony. MLS Royal party on the balcony. Crowds. Royal party waving on the balcony.
Locations
Copenhagen; Denmark
Footage sources
France
Royal Rota
Card file number
70763
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
342
Story extras:
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