Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: City Welcomes Royal Family
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 1 / 5
- Section Title
- Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: City Thanks Their Majesties. DESCRIPTION: The King, Queen and two Princesses drive to the Guildhall for a luncheon to mark the success of their South African tour. SHOTLIST: CUT STORY: KS Pan down from Royal Standard flying over Buckingham Palace to Royal State open landau leaving Palace and passing Queen Victoria Memorial. Large crowds outside Palace. Elevated shot of Royal carriage approaching Temple Bar, Lord Mayor (Sir Bracewell Smith) in full regalia steps forward and offers City’s Sword to the King, who touches same. Royal carriage continues it’s journey. Procession escorted by Royal Household Cavalry, passes St Paul’s Cathedral. Cut-ins of crowds cheering, waving, etc. GV Guildhall (Library shot). Royal landau arrives King alights, greeted by Lord Mayor. Royal Marines form Guard of Honour, King in naval uniform inspects same, walking along ranks. Cut-in of Queen, Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret standing with the Lord Mayor under the canopy outside Guildhall. Royal Family enter Guildhall. GV Guildhall (Library).
- Keywords
- Royalty; Exhibitions and shows
- Locations
- London
- Card file number
- 48567
- Credits:
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- Camera
- Alec Tozer
- Camera
- Eddie Smales
- Camera
- Graham T. Thompson
- Camera
- Hilton Craig
- Camera
- Kenneth Higgins
- Commentator
- Lionel James Gamlin
- Camera
- Martin Gray
- Camera
- Montague G. Benson
- Camera
- Richard Harris
- Length of story (in feet)
- 164
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How to cite this record
'Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: City Welcomes Royal Family', British Movietone News Issue No. 937, 19 May 1947. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/14439 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)