Princesses’ Engagements

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1035
Date Released
4 Apr 1949
Date submitted
31 Mar 1949
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Princesses Engagements’. DESCRIPTION: PRINCESS MARGARET IN BRISTOL - The Princess visits a Nurses Training School in Bristol. PRINCESS ELIZABETH AND THE DUKE ON MERSEYSIDE - The Royal couple open a new lock on the Mersey and later make a tour of Liverpool Cathedral. SHOTLIST: BRISTOL - KS Royal car draws up. Princess Margaret alights. Walks towards camera. Interior - nurses training, in bed making, generally looking after patients etc. Nurse pours out medicine. Exterior - MS nurses training caravan. CU Princess Margaret. LIVERPOOL - Princess Elizabeth & Duke of Edinburgh shake hands with officials. Board tender "Galatea". MS of both on bridge. Cut-in ferryboat "J Farley" crowded with cheering people. Tender approaches dock entrance & breaks ribbon across dock. GV Liverpool Cathedral. Royal couple mount steps of Cathedral. Princess takes key of Cathedral from kneeling choirboy, Jeffrey Holiday. MS two choirboys opening door after Princess has turned the key. Elevated GV looking down on royal couple inside Cathedral. MS stained glass window of King George V & Queen Mary. Royal couple down steps outside. GV cheering crowds.
Keywords
Royalty; Education and training
Footage sources
Gaumont
Card file number
51731
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
176
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Princesses’ Engagements', British Movietone News Issue No. 1035, 4 Apr 1949. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/15661 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)