Tonga Greets The Queen
Series
- Series Name
- Pathe News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 1 / 1
- Summary
- First newsreel pictures of the Royal Visit to Tonga. Her Majesty and the Duke are welcomed to the island by Queen Salote. Scenes include traditional war dances at a feast of welcome. Then the Gothic sails on to New Zealand. Scenes include Her Majesty’s arrival in Auckland.
- Keywords
- Royalty
- Locations
- Auckland; Tonga
- Footage sources
- Movietone
New Zealand Film Unit
- Credits:
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- Camera
- Norman William Roper
- Length of story (in feet)
- 649
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'Tonga Greets The Queen', Pathe News Issue No. 54/1, 30 Dec 1953. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/105651 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)