The Queen Mother’s Visit

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1510A
Date Released
15 May 1958
Date submitted
12 May 1958
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Combined Fleet Exercises
  2. 2Report from Lower Deck
  3. 3City Welcomes Princess
  4. 4Dr Fuchs Home
  5. 5State Visit of Italian President
  6. *Wigan Win Cup
  7. *The Queen Mother’s Visit
  8. *Freedom for Dli

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Queen Mother’s Visit to Northern Ireland. SHOTLIST: Top shot Royal Barge arrives. Top shot Queen Mother and party on barge. Side shot. Line of sailors present arms. MS Lord Wakehurst presents Queen Mother to VIPs. Closer Queen Mother shakes hands. Side shot Queen Mother inspecting Naval Guard of Honour. Pan MS to CU Queen Mother inspecting. Slip pan. Crowds line pavement. Crowds. Royal car passes camera. LS crowds line pavement. LS Queen Mother being introduced to a Guard of Honour of nurses. Closer same. MS Queen Mother, Mayor & nurse. MS cheering crowds. MS Queen Mother lays foundation stone. CU stone. Slip pan. LS onlookers on roof of building. MS onlookers lean from window. Pan MS Queen Mother steps from carriage and is introduced to Lord Mayor. LS Queen Mother, Lord Mayor & party walking. Pan closer same. Slip pan. MS statue pan to GV Irish Houses of Parliament. Front shot Queen Mother steps from royal car and is greeted. LS Lord Brookeborough shows item of interest. MS onlookers with cameras etc., MS Queen Mother meets guests. Another same. Pan closer same. LS Queen Mother being introduced to servicemen. MS same. GV scene. Slip pan. Dockyard workers pan to Queen Mother & VIPs. MS Queen Mother speaks to dockers. CU same MS small girl presents bouquet to Queen Mother. Onlooker seated. MS Queen Mother is presented with Irish linen from Lady Sinclair, slip pan. River scene with ships. MS Queen Mother & VIPs on moving Royal Barge. Pan Queen Mother from barge is introduced to Field Marshal Sir Gerald Templer. Queen Mother inspects Territorials in jeep. Closer same. LS crowd watching. March past. Closer same. Side shot same. Closer same. LS same.
Local distribution only
For Northern Ireland only instead of first two items.
Keywords
Royalty; Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Ships and boats; Vehicles; Health and medicine; Industry and manufacture; Ceremonies; Local government; Navy; Military
Locations
Northern Ireland
Footage sources
Gaumont British
Card file number
73737
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Story extras:

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