Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Royal Duchesses Visit Wounded Soldiers

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
576
Date Released
17 Jun 1940
Date submitted
14 Jun 1940
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 8
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Duchess of Gloucester at Hospital. DESCRIPTION: The Duchess of Kent visits Belgian wounded. The Duchess of Gloucester tours coastal districts. SHOTLIST: The Duchess of Gloucester, wearing uniform inspects a Guard of Honour of nurses and then goes inside and tours the wards. She is given a strawberry by one patient.
Keywords
Royalty; Buildings and structures; Health and medicine; Ceremonies
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
39190
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
40
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Royal Duchesses Visit Wounded Soldiers', British Movietone News Issue No. 576, 17 Jun 1940. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/10921 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)