Boy-King Peter II Enters Belgrade

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

280A

Date Released

18 Oct 1934

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Passing of Monsieur Poincare
2. 2Movietone News Paragraphs: Mildenhall - Line up for Air Race
3. 3Movietone News Paragraphs: Southampton - Gordon Highlanders sail for Gibraltar
4. 4Movietone News Paragraphs: St Andrews - General Smuts welcome
5. 5Movietone News Paragraphs: London - Sir Malcolm Campbell on the Motor Show
6. 6Boy-King Peter II Enters Belgrade
7. 7Yugoslavia Mourns King Alexander as His Body is Borne Home

Story

Story No. within this Issue

6 / 7

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Boy King Peter II Enters Belgrade. SHOTLIST: Yugoslav troops lined up on platform. King Peter walks along platform and is greeted. He is accompanied by Prince Paul. His mother Queen Marie and also grandmother Queen Marie of Roumania are with him. The car drives off after the family have entered. Yugoslavia Mourns King Alexander Elevated shot of harbour. The cruiser steams along in the dawn. The coffin is borne off the ship. Close shot of Yugoslav men. Loyal subjects pass the coffin crying and weeping. Seen from train people along the line watching and weeping.

Keywords

Royalty; Ships and boats; Railways; Death; Ceremonies; Military

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

3215

Length of story (in feet)

97

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