Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: The Duchess of Kent Visits the Wvs

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
561
Date Released
4 Mar 1940
Date submitted
27 Feb 1940
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
8 / 9
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Duchess of Kent Visits the WVS. DESCRIPTION: The Duchess visits the Headquarters of the Women’s Voluntary Services in Westminster. SHOTLIST: HRH Duchess of Kent Visits the HQ of the WVS. She tours the departments escorted by the Marchioness of Reading. Mrs Dunbar is in the picture.
Keywords
Royalty; Politics and government; Women
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
38421
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
31
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: The Duchess of Kent Visits the Wvs', British Movietone News Issue No. 561, 4 Mar 1940. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/10664 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)