The Queen with the Home Fleet

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1460A

Date Released

30 May 1957

Date submitted

28 May 1957

Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue

6 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Queen With Home Fleet. DESCRIPTION: Ships of the Home Fleet steamed out to greet Britannia who brought home the Queen and the Prince from Denmark. As the Fleet closed Britannia the ships fired a 21 gun salute, certainly a magnificent style for a Royal welcome home. Flying in perfect formation, aircraft then offered their salute. On board the Mine-layer Apollo, was the First Lord, the Earl of Selkirk and the Commander-in-Chief, Home Fleet, Admiral Sir John Eccles. Her Majesty and the Prince were to spend the next two days with the Fleet in Scotland, visiting many of the ships. SHOTLIST: GV line of ships. CU carrier Ark Royal, Albion, Ocean. CU carrier Ark Royal. GV Ark Royal. Ocean. CU carrier flight deck. GV submarine. Aerial shot submarines, Artful, Trump, Subtle and Springer. GV ships white ensign in foreground. CU naval officer looking through binoculars. CU officer looking through telescope. CU sailor doing same. GV stern of Britannia. MS ship firing salute. LS same. CU same. Helicopter in foreground. MS same. GV aerial, aircraft carrier. GV flypast. GV aircraft carrier. GV flypast (Royal Cipher). Bow of carrier. Aerial of flight deck and planes. LS Britannia. CU of helicopter flying. TPS Britannia. GV Britannia in background. Ship’s crew lined up on deck. CU ship passes camera, Britannia in background. MS group. First Lord, the Earl of Selkirk, Sir John Eccles. CU Eccles saluting. CU flags being raised. CU flag and mast. LS carrier turning, crew manning ship in foreground x2. GV ships. MS ship passing, crew on deck. CU ship same. CU crew manning ship. GV Britannia. CU crew 3 cheers. CU carrier, crew manning ship. CU MS same again pan to Britannia. LS Queen, Prince Philip on bridge. MS Britannia. CU line of ships. LS stern of Britannia. GV illuminated ships. LS illuminated ship. GV three illuminated ships. Queen and Duke come up by lift onto flight deck. LS Marine guard of honour present arms. MS Royal couple standing. MS guard commander requesting Queen to inspect guard. Side shot as Queen inspects. CU Marines on parade. Queen and Duke boarding Land Rover. GV Land Rover moving. TPS Queen passes in front of ships companies. GV same. MS Marines. Queen driving past sailors. GV same. TPS same. LS Queen and Duke leave Land Rover. TPS Queen shaking hands with representatives of the ship’s company. GV the Queen and the Duke leave the flight deck by way of the lift. TPS of the Queen and the Duke leaving the HMS Albion on the Royal Barge.

Keywords

Aviation; Ceremonies; Navy; Military

Locations

Scotland; Invergordon

Footage sources

Rota

Card file number

70834

Credits:

Commentator: Geoffrey Sumner
Camera: Norman Fisher

Length of story (in feet)

285

Story extras:

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