Movietone’s War Time News described by John Snagge (Courtesy of the BBC): King and Queen See Latest Ambulances

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
563A
Date Released
21 Mar 1940
Date submitted
5 Mar 1940
Date submitted
18 Mar 1940
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 8
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News described by John Snagge (Courtesy of the BBC)
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Their Majesties and Ambulances. DESCRIPTION: Red Cross Ambulances on parade at Buckingham Palace. SHOTLIST: The King and Queen inspects a fleet of 22 ambulances in the courtyard of the Palace.
Keywords
Royalty; Buildings and structures; Vehicles; Health and medicine
Locations
London; Buckingham Palace; England
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
38627
Credits:
Commentator
John Snagge
Length of story (in feet)
2642
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News described by John Snagge (Courtesy of the BBC): King and Queen See Latest Ambulances', British Movietone News Issue No. 563A, 21 Mar 1940. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/10712 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)