London’s Lady Ambassador

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1743
Date Released
29 Oct 1962
Date submitted
26 Oct 1962
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Cuba - The World Waits
  2. 2Keep Right for Continent
  3. 3London’s Lady Ambassador
  4. 4Use Your Head!
  5. 5Watches Go Fast
  6. 6Glasgow - Defeat by Fire

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: London’s Lady Ambassador. DESCRIPTION: We went to the Costa Rican Embassy in London to meet the first woman to be appointed as an Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Senora Chittenden. Posing here with her 3 daughters, she was just leaving to present her credentials to the Queen. This is the first duty of every ambassador to the Court of St James. SHOTLIST: Key scene (fade out) GV car down street. MS Senora Chittenden and three daughters. CU Senora Chittenden. CU one daughter. MS cameraman. MS Senora Chittenden and three daughters (2 shots) Senora Chittenden out of house and into car. CU policeman. MS coach past camera. GV Buckingham Palace. (4 shots) Senora Chittenden’s daughters waving as coach goes into Buckingham Palace.
Keywords
Politics and government; Women
Locations
London
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
85366
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
93
Story extras:
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