Movietone’s War Time News described by John Snagge (Courtesy of the BBC): Royal Duchess with Her Own Regiment

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
565A
Date Released
4 Apr 1940
Date submitted
1 Apr 1940
Date submitted
2 Apr 1940
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
9 / 10
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News described by John Snagge (Courtesy of the BBC)
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Duchess of Gloucester With Troops. DESCRIPTION: The Duchess of Gloucester visits the King’s Own Scottish Borderers at Berwick-on-Tweed. SHOTLIST: The Duchess visits her regiment The King’s Own Scottish Borderers and walks round their ranks. Then she sees ATS units on parade before she is given three rousing cheers.
Keywords
Royalty; Ceremonies; Military
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
38683
Credits:
Commentator
John Snagge
Length of story (in feet)
35
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News described by John Snagge (Courtesy of the BBC): Royal Duchess with Her Own Regiment', British Movietone News Issue No. 565A, 4 Apr 1940. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/10753 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)