Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Hospital President - HRH Princess Elizabeth

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
782
Date Released
29 May 1944
Date Other
May 1944
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 5
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Hospital President - HRH Princess Elizabeth. DESCRIPTION: Her Royal Highness made her first public speech on becoming President of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hackney. SHOTLIST: Cut story - Princess Elizabeth out of car. Various shots of her walking round wards (this is a hospital for children only), stopping occasionally. Seated at table next to Lord Iliffe. Princess Elizabeth stands up to make speech, on being appointed President. (This is her first in public).
Keywords
Royalty; Buildings and structures; Health and medicine
Locations
Hackney; Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Footage sources
Gaumont
Card file number
44857
Credits:
Camera
Alec Tozer
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
87
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Hospital President - HRH Princess Elizabeth', British Movietone News Issue No. 782, 29 May 1944. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/13124 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)