The Royal Visit to Hull

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1459A
Date Released
25 May 1957
Date submitted
20 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

Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Royal Visit to Hull. SHOTLIST: Paragon Station, Kingston upon Hull - Train arriving at platform. Crowds waving Union Jack flags. Queen alights from train and is greeted by Lord Middleton. Prince Philip alights from train. Queen presented to the Lord Mayor, Alderman Harry Kneeshaw etc. Queen and Prince Philip being presented to other people. Queen inspecting the East Yorkshire Regiment. POV from front of car driving through the streets, crowds standing on the side. Queen at St Andrew’s Dock. Queen. Men cutting up fish. Queen. Prince Philip boards boat. Fish being brought onto the quayside from the boat. Prince Philip comes off the boat. Slip pan to Royal Infirmary - Nurses lined up waiting for the Queen to arrive. Queen and Prince Philip being presented to people. Queen and Prince Philip touring a ward. Queen talking to the matron. Queen talking to patient. MCU patient. CU Queen. Pan to patient. King George Docks. Queen and Prince Philip walking along the quayside. Slip pan to East Park, Brownie, Margaret Norton presenting the Queen with a bouquet of flowers. Queen shaking hands with people. Queen and Prince Philip drive past youth organisations. Crowds waving Union flags. CU girl. TPS as the Queen and Prince Philip board the barge. Barge out to sea towards Britannia.
Local distribution only
For Hull only
Keywords
Ships and boats; Health and medicine; Ceremonies; Fisheries; Local government; Military
Footage sources
Gaumont British
Card file number
70750
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
150
Story extras:
Film clip

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