Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: King Peter Weds
Series
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- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 1 / 4
- Section Title
- Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: King Peter Weds. DESCRIPTION: Many Royal guests were present at the Yugoslav Embassy in London for the wedding of King Peter to Princess Alexandra of Greece. SHOTLIST: Cut story - GV elevated shot of Legation, shows King Peter’s flag being hoisted on balcony. Crowds round door, car arrives, Duke of Gloucester out of same & enter buildings. Followed by Duchess of Kent. Then Queen Wilhelmina of Holland. King Haakon & King George of Greece arrive in same car. Enter building. Cut-ins of crowds & cameramen outside. Eden leaving Legation, then our King & Queen. MS & CU of King Peter & his bride, Princess Alexandra of Greece.
- Keywords
- Royalty; Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Mass media; Marriages; Exile
- Locations
- London
- Card file number
- 44665
- Credits:
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- Camera
- Alec Tozer
- Camera
- Graham T. Thompson
- Camera
- John W. Cotter
- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 67
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How to cite this record
'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: King Peter Weds', British Movietone News Issue No. 772A, 23 Mar 1944. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/13045 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)