H.E. the Governor General Arrives

Series

Series Name: Rhodesian Spotlight

Issue

Issue No.

Date Released

1957

Length of issue (in feet)

924

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Story

Story No. within this Issue

6 / 6

Summary

Rhodesian Spotlight synopsis: The arrival of the new Governor General, Lord Dalhousie and Lady Dalhousie, in Salisbury.
Rhodesian Spotlight Commentary - Arriving in Salisbury as the successor to the late Lord Llewellin is the new Governor General of the Federation, Lord Dalhousie. There was a large crowd present as Lord Dalhousie, as representative of Her Majesty, preceded Lady Dalhousie down the gangway. Their first welcome on Rhodesian soil came from Sir Robert and Lady Tredgold.
Next Sir Roy Lady Welensky were presented. Sir Roy had already met Lord Dalhousie in England prior to his appointment, and now offered cordial good wishes for a successful and pleasant term of office. Similar sentiments were expressed by Mr Garfield Todd, Premier of Southern Rhodesia.
His Excellency was accorded a Guard of Honour, and following the inspection, he and Lady Dalhousie received dignitaries of the Government and the Church, representatives of Foreign and Commonwealth countries, and leading citizens of the Federation.
And so to the outskirts of Salisbury where the Mayor, Councillor L. J. Boahoff waited to extend the Capital’s welcome - a welcome which many of the citizens extended personally.
Tracing his ancestry back to William the Conqueror, The Earl of Dalhousie is, at 42, the youngest Governor General in the Commonwealth. One of his ancestors was Governor General of India a hundred years ago. And so, reviving the old family tradition, he drove through the crowd lined streets of Salisbury on his way to Government House. A close friend of the Royal Family he will do much to strengthen the ties existing between the Federation and the Crown.
And so to Government House where the final stages of his arrival were completed with the searing in and the taking of the Oath of Allegiance.
Later Lord and Lady Dalhousie relaxed in the garden with two of their five children, all of whom we hope to meet at some future date.

Keywords

Politics and government; Ceremonies

Written sources

bund BUND No.107933 - used for synopsis

Credits:

Production Co.: Central African Film Unit

Length of story (in feet)

197

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