Bitter Sweet Days for Beatrix

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1916
Date Released
21 Feb 1966
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Defence - The Big Dilemma
  2. 2From Jarrow to Jets
  3. 3Bitter Sweet Days for Beatrix
  4. 4Harry by Gas Light
  5. 5Nothing to Lose But Their Chains

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Bitter Sweet Days for Beatrix. DESCRIPTION: Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands and her fiancée Herr Claus von Amsberg sign their wedding banns at the Town Hall of Baarn near the Royal Palace. Later the royal couple were showered with wedding sweets suspended from toy parachutes at the Parliament building. They will be married on March 10th. SHOTLIST: MS Herr Claus von Amsberg signs the book while Princess Beatrix looks on. CU hand takes pen from ink well. MS Princess Beatrix signs the book while Herr Claus looks on. MS two mounted policemen outside the Town Hall. LS Princess and Herr Claus pause on Town Hall steps and wave to crowd. MS crowd waving flags. Pan Princess and Herr Claus drive from Town Hall in an open topped Rolls Royce. 9 frame slip pan. MS Princess and Herr Claus seated during the palace reception. MCU ditto. LS Herr Claus gets up to reach for a tiny parachute of wedding sweets, for Princess Beatrix.
Keywords
Royalty; Social events; Marriages
Locations
Netherlands; The Hague; Baarn
Footage sources
Dutch Shipment
Card file number
90801
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
80
Story extras:
Film clip

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