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Ceremony of Cheeses

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2586
Date Released
24 Dec 1978
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Prince Charles Visits NATO
  2. 2Ceremony of Cheeses
  3. 3Ark Royal Returns Home

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 3
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Ceremony of the Cheeses. DESCRIPTION: A ceremony that dates back three hundred years is the presentation, at Christmas time, of Cheeses to the Pensioners at the Royal Hospital, Chelsea. SHOTLIST: GV exterior Royal Hospital, Chelsea. MS procession of pensioners. MS cheeses on table. MCU cheese. MS Chelsea Pensioners. Mr Steven Roberts, Chairman Milk Marketing Board, speaking. CU medals on Chelsea Pensioner. MS pensioners listening. CU medals. CU pensioners listening. MCU pensioner’s medals tilt up to face. MS General Sir Charles Harrington presents English cheese. CU Leicester cheese. MS the oldest, fit pensioner PA Taber assisted by Master Cook ALR Green cuts an English cheese. MS ditto MS pensioner’s hat tilt up to toasting. MS pensioners drinking. Pan English Cheese Maiden, Heather McCombe handing round cheese. MS pensioner tastes cheese. MS Heather McCombe twirls pensioner’s moustache. MS pensioner. MS Heather hands pensioner cheese he kisses her.
Keywords
War veterans; Food and cooking; Customs and traditions; Celebrations and festivals
Locations
London; Chelsea
Card file number
78/196
Credits:
Camera
Denis White
Commentator
Leonard Martin
Length of story (in feet)
114
Story extras:

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