News in Colour: Royal Engagement

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2296

Date Released

4 Jun 1973

Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 4

Section Title

News in Colour

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Royal Engagement - News in Colour. DESCRIPTION: The betrothal of Princess Anne to Lieutenant Mark Phillips. SHOTLIST: LV pan crowds milling around outside King’s Cross Station. CU newspaper headline Anne and Mark’s engagement. CU another headline Yes, It’s Mark. GV court circular announcement from Buckingham Palace. GV pan exterior King’s Cross Station. LV interior of station as royal train draws in. GV press photographers. CU Queen steps out onto platform with dogs and shakes hands with station master. MP Tom Rowbottom followed by Duke of Edinburgh. Princess Anne steps out with labrador dog and is greeted by Station Master followed by Mark Phillips also with labrador. CU crowd on platform. CU pan royal car with Anne and Mark drive and drives out of station. LV pan as royal car drives across road and away. CU newspaper placard Royal Love Story. CU placard Anne and Mark. CU in large letters Anne pan down to Mark. CU newspaper headline on why she kept it a secret. CU Princess Anne riding past on horse. CU Mark on his horse. CCU Anne ditto. CU pan Mark riding past. CU Anne ditto. CU Mark on horse. CU Anne ditto. CU Mark over jumps. GV Anne ditto. GV crowds assembling outside Buckingham Palace. CU crowd around gates. CU pan Anne and Mark’s Rolls Royce drive into Buckingham Palace. CU girl with camera. CU pan royal car driving along forecourt. CU tourist looking through railings. AS Royal Standard flying over Palace. GV Anne and Mark together in Buckingham Palace. CU Anne and Mark clasp hands showing diamond and sapphire ring on her finger. GV ditto pan up to Anne and Mark. CU press and cameramen. LV royal group from left to right - Duke, Mark, Anne, Mrs Phillips, the Queen, who is now joined by Mr Phillips. CU pan ditto group smiling & looking at the two labrador dogs. CU Mrs Phillips with the Queen pan to Mr Phillips. CU Anne and Mark chatting and smiling. Full CU Anne to full CU of Mark. GV Anne and Mark smiling.

Local distribution only

Not shown in Ireland.

Keywords

Social events; Marriages

Locations

London

Card file number

99125

Credits:

Camera: David Allan
Camera: Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator: Leslie Mitchell
Camera: Stan Goozee

Length of story (in feet)

356

Story extras:

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