To Princess Anne a Son

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2529

Date Released

20 Nov 1977

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1To Princess Anne a Son
2. 2Ploughing Championships
3. 3New UN Building
4. 4Behind the Scenes

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: A Boy for Anne. DESCRIPTION: To Princess Anne and Captain Mark Phillips a son. Among the first to visit mother and son at St Mary’s Hospital, Paddington was HM the Queen, who was obviously proud and delighted to be a Grandmother. SHOTLIST: CU newspaper headline ‘Princess in 4 am drive to Hospital’. GV St. Mary’s Hospital, Paddington. SV pan down Lindo Wing of hospital to press waiting for information. SV press waiting. Angle shot name ‘Lindo Wing’. GV Buckingham Palace. CU the Queen smiling, (Library Material) SV Official Notice of Birth re: "Her Royal Highness the Princess Anne, Mrs Mark Phillips, was safely delivered of a son at St. Mary’s Hospital, Paddington at 10.46 am today. Her Royal Highness and her son are both doing well". SCU ditto. CU headline ‘It’s a boy’. SV Mark Phillips leaving hospital after birth and into car. Angle windows of Lindo Wing. SV members of the Guild of Toast-Masters including Ivor Spencer toasting new baby in champagne on hospital steps. Library Material: Queen Mother talking to VIPS. LS at night (6.30 pm). The Queen arrives at hospital. Angle Lindo Wing. LV crowds and press. SV Queen leaves hospital and into car. Library Material: Princess Anne in show jumping. Mark Phillips watching horse. Princess Anne smiling from her horse. Mark Phillips smiling. CU Princess Anne smiling. Anne and Mark both smiling.

Keywords

Royalty; Children

Locations

London

Card file number

77/205

Credits:

Camera

Denis White

Commentator

Leonard Martin

Camera

Norman Fisher

Length of story (in feet)

180

Story extras:

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