The Prince in the Islands

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1557A

Date Released

9 Apr 1959

Date submitted

6 Apr 1959

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1The Budget
2. 2Motoring Memories
3. 3A Royal Patient
4. 4The Tale of a Swan
5. 5The Prince in the Islands
6. *St Mirren V Celtic

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Prince in the Islands. DESCRIPTION: This was the first royal visit in the history of the Solomon Islands Protectorate. Britannia dropped anchor off Gizo Island after a nine-day voyage from Hong Kong. Prince Philip had enjoyed the crossing the Equator ceremonies and was invested with the Order of the Penguin. There was also a special award for Admiral of the Fleet, Lord Fraser of North Cape. The Prince spent five days in the Solomons. Coming ashore at Honiara (capital of the Protectorate), he was with Sir John Gutch, the High Commissioner for the Western Pacific, and inspected the Police Guard of Honour. Coconuts are the chief export of the islands and the Prince watched the simple processes involved at one of the plantations visited. SHOTLIST: Island scene (key). LS Britannia. TS bows - anchor released. LS Prince Philip and party at rails of yacht. TS crossing the Equator. MS Prince bows to ‘King Neptune’. MS Prince presented with brew. MS members of ceremony. MS ceremony - Prince drinks brew. Closer Prince invested with the ‘Order of the Penguin’. MS an award for Admiral of the Fleet - Lord Fraser. MS ceremony - passengers having giant clippers applied to hair. Closer - passenger falls into pool. MS ceremony - Neptune’s Barbers. Longer shot same - girl secretary gets treatment. MS Prince looks on. MS secretary tugged into pool. TS onlookers clap. Slip pan LS boats in harbour (capital of Protectorate). LS Prince steps from boat and is greeted. MS Prince inspecting the Police. Slip pan LS war canoes. Closer with the Prince aboard. Closer - inhabitants carry the canoe & Prince ashore. MS Prince looks at canoe. CU specially fitted throne in canoe. Row of coconut trees. Low angles - coconuts on tree. LS small factory. Closer angle same. High angle men at work on coconuts. MS same. CU same. CU Japanese gun (World War II) relic. MS wrecked ship. CU local with placard ‘Guadalcanal’ Same ‘San Christobal’. Same ‘Yeabel’. Same ‘Florida’. Same ‘Rennel & Bellona’. Same ‘Ugi & Ulawa’.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Ships and boats; Environment; Weapons; Curiosities; Industry and manufacture; Ceremonies; Navy; Military; Awards and honours

Locations

Solomon Islands

Footage sources

Admiralty

Card file number

76843

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Length of story (in feet)

251

Story extras:

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