Queen Astrid

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

326A

Date Released

5 Sep 1935

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Congratulations to Sir Malcolm Campbell
2. 2Flashes: Giant "Queen Mary" takes final shape beside cornfields
3. 3Flashes: Royal lovers go to church with King and Queen
4. 4Flashes: Dozens dive into Seine for swim through Paris
5. 5Flashes: Lynch and Brown ready to fight for world’s fly-weight title
6. 6Flashes: Soldiers leave to perform routine duties in Malta
7. 7Aviation: Observations by Ivan Scott: US Daredevil flyers
8. 8Queen Astrid
9. 9Sport: Reported by Alan Howland: The ‘All Blacks’ arrive from New Zealand for Rugby tour in Britain

Story

Story No. within this Issue

8 / 9

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Queen of the Belgians Laid to Rest. DESCRIPTION: Astrid, Queen of the Belgians is laid to rest. SHOTLIST: Shots of the funeral procession from the Palace of Brussels. King Leopold walks behind the cortege. Shot of the Cathedral. Shot of the coffin being taken inside the Cathedral.

Keywords

Royalty; Buildings and structures; Death; Funerals; Religion and belief

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

3893

Credits:

Commentator

Eric Dunstan

Length of story (in feet)

143

Story extras:

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