Royal Visit to Shrewsbury

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1049
Date Released
11 Jul 1949
Date submitted
6 Jul 1949
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Royal Show - Shrewsbury. DESCRIPTION: Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh visited the Royal Show at Shrewsbury, taking great interest in the exhibits of cattle. They were escorted by Mr Tom Williams. SHOTLIST: KS. Princess Elizabeth walks between crowds. GV pavilion. Princess Elizabeth presents medals to oldest farmers in the country, several shots. Princess inspects cattle accompanied by Mr Tom Williams, MP. Princess Elizabeth in royal box watches parade of horses & foals, etc., cattle, cows, bulls, etc. MS foxhounds in the centre arena, with fox terrier in their midst.
Keywords
Royalty; Agriculture; Dogs; Animal husbandry; Exhibitions and shows
Locations
Shrewsbury
Card file number
52231
Credits:
Camera
Graham T. Thompson
Camera
James Humphries
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
113
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Royal Visit to Shrewsbury', British Movietone News Issue No. 1049, 11 Jul 1949. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/15828 (Accessed 07 Feb 2025)