Queen Mother Leaves

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1495A
Date Released
30 Jan 1958
Date submitted
30 Jan 1958
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Premier’s Tour
  2. 2Pakistan Enthronement
  3. 3The Rally Winner
  4. 4Queen Mother Leaves
  5. 5Another Big Fire
  6. 6Zatopek Still Winning
  7. 7Trouble in Venezuela

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Queen Mother’s Tour. DESCRIPTION: Leaving for a tour of New Zealand and Australia, Queen Elizabeth (the Queen Mother) was seen off at London Airport by the Queen, Prince Philip and Princess Margaret. The tour planned to last about six weeks, entails a busy programme. SHOTLIST: MS Queen Mother, the Queen & Princess Margaret walking on tarmac. LS same. MS same walking past camera at LAP. LS steps up to aircraft, Queen Mother on steps. LS airport & dawn sky. MS Queen down steps of aircraft, followed by Prince Philip. MS Queen & Prince Philip walk away from aircraft. MS Queen Mother waves from steps of plane. MS Royal party waves farewell. CU Princess Margaret waving, pan to the Queen. LS aircraft taxiing. MS Queen Mother’s plane arrives in Canada. MS Queen Mother steps down from aircraft in the snow. MS shakes hands with Governor General Massey. MS Queen Mother greeting various people. MS same. CU the Queen Mother with Mr Massey. MS Queen Mother gets into car with Governor General. Canadian Mountie salutes. MS Queen Mother’s car driving off.
Keywords
Royalty; Politics and government; Aviation
Locations
Montreal; England; London Heathrow Airport
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
72700
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Camera
Terry O’Brien
Length of story (in feet)
98
Story extras:
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