A Family Affair

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1686A

Date Released

28 Sep 1961

Date submitted

26 Sep 1961

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1A Family Affair
2. 2On the Brink
3. 3Big Fall-Down
4. 4Operation Oyster
5. 5Karting Klimax

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: A Family Affair. DESCRIPTION: The Queen came to open the seventh Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference at ancient Westminster Hall. Delegates from sixty-four branches of the Association were presented to Her Majesty and Prince Philip. After the Queen made her address to the family of nations, Britain’s Prime Minister made a speech. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV Westminster Hall. MS pan Queen enters Westminster Hall. MS crowds. MLS delegates being presented. GV the Hall. MS Queen making her speech. MS Mr Gaitskell and Mr Grimond. MS Mr Butler. MS foreign delegates. LS audience. MS Mr Macmillan. MS Mr Macmillan.

Keywords

Royalty; Politics and government

Locations

London

Footage sources

Pathe

Card file number

83216

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

191

Story extras:

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