Maundy Thursday

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2603

Date Released

22 Apr 1979

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Maundy Thursday
2. 2The Easter Parade
3. 3World Tobogganing Championships

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 3

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Maundy Money & New Forest 900th Anniversary Visit. DESCRIPTION: This years distribution of the Royal Maundy money took place at Winchester Cathedral which is celebrating its 900th Anniversary. The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh attended the Service and Her Majesty handed out the purses containing the specially minted Maundy pennies. Later in the day the Queen and Duke visited Knightswood Oak in the New Forest and there Her Majesty planted an Oak tree. SHOTLIST: GV exterior Winchester Cathedral (celebrating 900th anniversary). MS the Queen steps from car and is greeted by Lord-Lieutenant for Hampshire, the Earl of Malmesbury. MS Queen and Prince Philip introduced to the Countess of Malmesbury and others. LS Queen meets dignitaries. GV exterior Winchester Cathedral. MLS Queen handing out Maundy money to old ladies. MS ditto. Exterior Yeoman of the Guard. MS Queen and Duke leave Cathedral holding flowers. MS Yeoman of the Guard. MS Queen and Duke leaving Cathedral. MS Queen and Duke. MLS Queen and procession on Cathedral steps. MS children waving flags. LS Queen and Duke accompanied by Bishop of Winchester past crowds. MS ditto. Track past children waving flags. Pan Bishop. Queen and Duke on walkabout, LS Queen arrives at Knightswood Oak in the New Forest in open landau. CU sign ‘Forestry Commission Knightwood Oak’. MS Queen in landau. GV crowd. MS Queen greeted by Deputy Surveyor of the New Forest Mr D Small. MS Queen and Duke walk towards camera. Pan from crowd to royal party. MS Queen and royal party. Pan tilt down from tree-tops to Kings Oak?. MS Queen plants commemorative oak tree. MS crowd. MS Queen unveils plaque. MS ditto. CU plaque ‘The Queen’s Oak planted by HM the Queen on the 12th April, 1979 to mark the 9th Centenary of the New Forest founded by William I 1079’. GV Knightswood Oak. MS pan as Queen and Duke leave in open landau.

Keywords

Royalty; Customs and traditions

Locations

Winchester; New Forest

Card file number

79/53

Credits:

Camera

Denis White

Camera

Howard Rockliffe

Commentator

Leonard Martin

Camera

Richard Day

Length of story (in feet)

261

Story extras:

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