Kenya Celebrates Uhuru

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1802A

Date Released

19 Dec 1963

Date submitted

12 Dec 1963

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Cream of the Cats
2. 2Mobile Homes for Army
3. 3Complaint from the Kerb Side
4. 4Kenya Celebrates Uhuru
5. 5The Animals’ Christmas Party

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Kenya Celebrates Uhuru. DESCRIPTION: Our picture shows Prince Philip at the Kenya Independence Celebrations and also the opening of the new Parliament. SHOTLIST: Key scene. TS guests presented to Prince Philip. MS same. Pan same. MS guests. LS Jomo Kenyatta and Prince Philip amongst crowd. CU Kenyatta and Prince Philip. GV both in crowd. GV interior parliament. MS members seated. TS same. MS same standing. GV officials enter. MS audience. LS Prince Philip seated. Pan members of parliament. LS Kenyatta addresses assembly, pan same and Duke arrive at State Ball. MS band. MS Kenyatta dances with Miss Celia Sandys. MS Duke dances with Mrs Obote (wife of Uganda’s Prime Minister). GV dancing. MS same. MS Duke dancing. MCU Kenyatta and others talking. MS coloured band. GV pan guests twisting. CU same. GV people dancing. MCU same. MS others. MCU same.

Keywords

Royalty; Commemorations; Politics and government; Music and dance; Ceremonies; Independence movements

Locations

Kenya; Nairobi

Footage sources

Central Office of Information

Card file number

87676

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

230

Story extras:

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