Royal Visit to Singapore

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2230

Date Released

28 Feb 1972

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Aldershot Bomb Blast
2. 2Power Cuts
3. 3Royal Visit to Singapore
4. 4Design for Today
5. 5Shrovetide Football

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Royal Visit to Singapore. DESCRIPTION: The Royal Party have left Thailand and arrive in Singapore. A large crowd welcomes them - they are greeted by President Sheares of the Republic of Singapore. Next stop - Malaysia. SHOTLIST: GV pan Britannia near quayside in Singapore. LV military band on quayside. SV pan Queen, Duke of Edinburgh & Princess Anne down gangway. LV crowds watching. SV Queen shaking hands with President of Singapore Benjamin Henry Sheares. GV mass crowds assembled & Queen talking to VIPs in background large flag and crown on top of scaffolding. SV crown on top pan down to crowds & Queen. SV pan Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew. SV VIPs leaving quayside. (2) SV Queen’s car leaves. GV flags in main street round Town Hall. SV pan flags round building. SV crowds pan up to mass building estate. SCU Queen with VIPs looking down from top of housing estate. GV pan housing estate. SCU Queen walks away smiling with VIP.

Keywords

Royalty; Politics and government; Ships and boats

Locations

Singapore

Footage sources

Visnews

Card file number

97919

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

135

Story extras:

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