The Queen Opens New Lion Terrace

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2457

Date Released

4 Jul 1976

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1The Queen Opens New Lion Terrace
2. 2Army Display
3. *Egyptian Delegation Visit Electricity Installations

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 2

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: New Lion House. DESCRIPTION: Her Majesty the Queen opens the new Lion Terraces at Regent’s Park Zoo. The Terraces, which cover 2 acres, replace the century-old Lion House. After the inaugurating ceremony Her Majesty toured the Zoo. SHOTLIST: CU elephant’s face side view. GV people watching elephant. MCU people watching. MS people watching rhinoceros. CU rhino’s face. CU chimpanzee’s face pull back to see chimpanzee with another smaller chimp on it’s back. MS Queen arriving. Shakes hands with various officials. MCU sign "The New Lion Terrace 1976". MS celebrities listening to Queen opening Lion House, pan round. MS Queen making speech, pan to celebrities clapping. MCU plaque commemorating opening of terrace. MS Queen being shown round. MLS lioness in new terrace. Zoom in. MS Queen walking round. MS lion in new terrace walking out to females. MLS lion & lioness, zoom in. MS Queen looking at leopard. CU leopard. MS Queen walking round. MCU two chimpanzees in tree. Zoom into chimp’s face. MCU Queen walking round. MS the two pandas Ching-Ching and Chia-Chia playing in tree. MS Queen and rest of party watching. MS pandas in tree. MS Queen watching. MS pandas playing on ground. CU Guy the Gorilla, pull back. CU Queen watching him. MS group watching him. CU Guy’s face. MS Queen and group watching Guy.

Keywords

Royalty; Buildings and structures; Ceremonies; Animals

Locations

London Zoo

Card file number

76/101

Credits:

Camera

Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw

Commentator

Leonard Martin

Length of story (in feet)

179

Story extras:

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