Princess Anne at Southampton

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2187

Date Released

3 May 1971

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1London’s Largest Police Station
2. 2Guard Dogs
3. 3Airforce Visit
4. 4Princess Anne at Southampton
5. 5QE2 in Dry Dock
6. 6SS Great Britain
7. 7Army Cooks
8. 8Motocross

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 8

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Princess Anne at Southampton. DESCRIPTION: The latest addition to the Navy’s fighting force...the £8 million frigate Amazon is launched at Southampton by Princess Anne. SHOTLIST: GV Amazon in dry dock. Pan down to ground. SV crowds. CU boy. GV shot along hull, pan down. SV pan officials arrive. SCU naval officer. GV workmen preparing for launch, SV ditto. CU workmen. LV flag. GV crowds & band. Anne arrives with Mountbatten. CU sailor. SCU Anne gets flowers. Flag. SV Anne about to launch ship. CU bottle in harness. LV Anne launching - releases, smashes. CU workmen looking up. GV Amazon slips into water. SV crowd waves. GV Amazon on water.

Keywords

Royalty; Launchings

Locations

Southampton; United Kingdom

Card file number

97025

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Camera

Reginald William Smith

Length of story (in feet)

110

Story extras:

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