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The Princess in Ireland

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1648A
Date Released
5 Jan 1961
Date submitted
2 Jan 1961
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1The Princess in Ireland
  2. 2Racing Cars on Show
  3. 3The Boat Show
  4. 4First Arrivals 1961

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Princess in Ireland. DESCRIPTION: Our pictures show a Viscount airliner arriving at Shannon; and Irish courtesy had laid on VIP treatment for top Tourist Princess Margaret. With the Princess and her husband was Mr Jeremy Fry and Mr Billy Wallace. The party had flown over on a 10-day private visit to Tony’s mother, the Countess of Rosse and his step-father, the Earl. The holiday was being spent at Lord and Lady Rosse’s Irish home, Birr Castle in County Offaly. The near-by Protestant Church of St Brendan, where the Princess was to attend Divine Service, was besieged by crowds, who settled down hours before she arrived. When she did arrive, she was at once almost lost in the crowd, and she and Tony could hardly get through to the Church. SHOTLIST: Key scene. MLS plane on runway. MS sign over doorway Shannon Airport. GV pan Shannon Airport. MS Princess Margaret leaves plane and is welcomed by the Irish. MS Margaret and Tony on runway with Mr Jeremy Fry and Mr Billy Wallace. Slip pan LS Birr Castle in County Offaly. MLS same. LS Protestant Church of St Brendan. MLS crowd outside church. MS same GV crowds CU crowd TS crowd surrounding royal car. TS same. GV Margaret and Tony enter church (crowds outside). TS crowds outside. TS same. LS church. MS Margaret leaves church & waves to crowds. GV Margaret gets in car. MS Tony gets in car. GV car draws away through crowd. LS crowd following car.
Keywords
Royalty; Sport; Buildings and structures; Aviation; Religion and belief
Locations
Republic of Ireland
Card file number
81666
Credits:
Commentator
Jeffrey K. Shearley
Camera
Vincent Corcoran
Length of story (in feet)
168
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