Queen Opens Parliament

Series

Series Name
Pathe News

Issue

Issue No.
55/47
Date Released
13 Jun 1955
Length of issue (in feet)
690
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 5
Summary
All the traditonal ceremony cancelled because of the rail strike, the Queen drives to Westminster by car to open the new Parliament. On the same day, her children make their first journey by air.
Keywords
Royalty; Politics and government; Ceremonies
Locations
London
Footage sources
Library
Credits:
Camera
Cedric Baynes
Camera
Norman William Roper
Camera
Robert Kenneth Leslie Gordon
Camera
William Jordan
Length of story (in feet)
161
Story extras:
Film clip
Production Documents

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British Pathe Ltd
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Phone
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Notes
Pathe now also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.
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'Queen Opens Parliament', Pathe News Issue No. 55/47, 13 Jun 1955. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/106496 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)