Welcome to Wales

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1784A

Date Released

15 Aug 1963

Date submitted

9 Aug 1963

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Welcome to Wales. DESCRIPTION: The two day visit to North Wales for the Queen and Prince Philip included visits to Caernarfon Castle, the Festiniog Hydro-electric Scheme built for the Central Electricity Generating Board and also a visit to the Billy Butlin Holiday Camp. SHOTLIST: Key scene. LS Caernarfon Castle. GV town centre. MCU the Queen. MLS Lord Snowdon walks down steps with key (he has been created a Constable of the Castle). CU key. MCU the Queen touches key. GV Castle. CU sign Outward Sea School. MS the Queen and party walk up hill. MS horse riders. Youths at Outward Bound School (3 shots). MS Queen looking. MS youngster over obstacles at school. GV cars leaving. GV pan up power station reservoir at Ffestiniog. CU Sir Christopher Hinton pan up to Queen and Prince Philip. GV interior power station. MS officials presented to Queen. GV pan up Queen looks at reactor. CU same. TS reactor. GV Queen in control room. CU control panels (3 shots). CU stream. GV site of Butlin’s Holiday Camp at Pwlheli. GV same. GV Queen’s car arrives. CU Mr Billy Butlin. CU same welcomes the Queen and Prince Philip. CU pan - Queen chatting with staff. MS same. CU the Queen and Billy Butlin. MCU sign Fish and Chips. MCU Queen talks to camp staff in red coats. CU female Red Coat. CU Queen. MS holiday-makers waving. MS pan Queen and Prince in Land Rover. CU Butlin’s staff. MS pan Queen and Duke in Land Rover.

Keywords

Royalty; Buildings and structures; Entertainment and leisure; Industry and manufacture

Locations

Caernarvon; North Wales

Footage sources

Pathe Royal Rota

Card file number

87066

Credits:

Commentator: Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

216

Story extras:

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