Learning on ScreenPrincess Margaret Comes Aboard
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 3 / 6
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Princess Margaret Comes Aboard. DESCRIPTION: The Princess and her husband were received by Commander McDowell on board the Otago, a Frigate of the Royal New Zealand Navy. (Her Royal Highness, by the way, launched Otago almost two years ago.) A number of Maoris had been waiting on deck, and they then performed the Haka, a song and dance of welcome. Princess Margaret inspected the ship’s company and the anti-submarine equipment. Then, she was entertained to luncheon before going ashore. SHOTLIST: Key scene. LS Tower of London pan to Royal yacht. MS officers in frigate. MLS Princess and husband received by Commander McDowell. MS Maoris dancing. TS Same. MS same MS same CU same TS same pan to Margaret. MS Maori challenge is thrown down. CU same. MS Maoris dancing GV Princess Margaret picks it up. GV Margaret inspects ship’s company. CU crew TS inspection GV frigate. MS submarine equipment. MS Margaret MCU Armstrong-Jones. CU officers. LS Royal yacht leaving. LS same. GV same.
- Keywords
- Royalty; Buildings and structures; Ships and boats; Music and dance; Customs and traditions; Navy; Military
- Locations
- London; England
- Card file number
- 81399
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Geoffrey Sumner
- Camera
- Phil John Turner
- Length of story (in feet)
- 95
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