Wedding Bells

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1651

Date Released

23 Jan 1961

Date submitted

20 Jan 1960

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1England V Germany
2. 2Wedding Bells
3. 3Breakfast Time
4. 4New Liner
5. 5For Tracking Satellites
6. 6Downhill

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Wedding Bells. DESCRIPTION: A society wedding, attended by Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, Prince Philip and Princess Anne, took place at St Margaret’s, Westminster. The bride was Lord Rockley’s daughter, the Honourable Elizabeth Cecil, who married Mr Andrew Wills, a cousin of the Queen. Life Guards were there to form a guard of honour. The bridegroom is an officer in the regiment. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV St Margaret’s Westminster. MS the Hon. Elizabeth Cecil, bride. MCU life guards. MLS same. MS photographers. MCU bride and groom leaving church through arch of swords. MLS same. MS bridesmaids and pages. MS photographers. MS Queen and Major John Wills leave church. MCU same. MS Queen Mother, Prince Philip and party leaving. MS party leaving.

Keywords

Royalty; Mass media; Aristocracy; Ceremonies; Marriages; Military

Locations

London; England

Card file number

81769

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Camera

Len Waldorf

Camera

Samuelson

Length of story (in feet)

83

Story extras:

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