The Royal Christening

Series

Series Name

British Paramount News

Issue

Issue No.

1857

Date Released

16 Dec 1948

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Biggest Bombers Filmed in Flight - First Pictures
2. 2Nobel Prizes for Poet and Atom Pioneer
3. 3How RAF Services Air Lift
4. 4China Reels in Gravest Crisis
5. 5The Royal Christening

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 5

Summary

Unique pictures of four generations of Royal Family. Films taken after christening are first yet made of Princess Elizabeth’s son. Despite illness His Majesty appears with many other members of his family in scenes, at once royal and informal, in Buckingham Palace.

Keywords

Royalty; Social events

Library number

17378

Length of story (in feet)

256

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Film Archive

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Notes

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