Canadian Royal Tour

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1568A

Date Released

25 Jun 1959

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Canadian Royal Tour. DESCRIPTION: St John’s, Newfoundland. The foggy weather cleared just in time for the BOAC Comet IV to land at Torbay Airport where the Queen and Prince Philip were received by Mr Massey (the Governor-General) and Mr Diefenbaker, the Prime Minister. Then, little Dale Smallwood, granddaughter of Newfoundland’s premier presented a bouquet to the Queen. Her Majesty’s first engagement was Corner Brook on the Western coast. The Paper Mill here, is one of the largest in the world. Next, to an iron-ore mining centre in Northern Quebec. At Schefferville, members of Indian tribes assembled to pay their respect to the Queen of Canada. Later, by air to the iron-ore shipping port of Seven Islands, where the Queen and the Prince looked down on Britannia, waiting their arrival. The royal yacht was to take them to fulfil a number of engagements on their way up the St Lawrence before the highlight of this part of the tour: the opening of the Seaway. There was a big send-off at Seven Islands, as the yacht left to cross the great river to Gaspe. SHOTLIST: CU Royal Emblem (key). GV pan St John’s Newfoundland. GV same. LS Comet taxies. Closer same. MS Queen and Duke received by Mr Massey. MS onlookers. MS Queen meets Mr Diefenbaker. LS small girl presents bouquet to Queen. MS same. LS same. Closer small girl. LS Corner Brook. GV logs on water. MS Queen being shown process TS log on conveyor belt. CU same. MS Queen being shown. MS hoses being directed onto logs. Aerial pan Iron Ore Mine. MS members of Indian tribes. Closer same (2). MS Indians wave flags. CU small Indian girl. CU small boy and flag. BS Royal party watching excavator at work. MS Queen and party.

Keywords

Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Ships and boats; Aviation; Industry and manufacture; Forestry

Locations

Canada

Footage sources

National Film Board of Canada

Card file number

77490A

Credits:

Commentator: Geoffrey Sumner

Length of story (in feet)

230

Story extras:

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