Princess Elizabeth Leaves for Malta

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1068A
Date Released
24 Nov 1949
Date submitted
21 Nov 1949
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Princess Elizabeth Leaves for Malta. DESCRIPTION: Princess Elizabeth left Heathrow Airport to join the Duke of Edinburgh in Malta. She was accompanied by Lady Mountbatten whose husband is also serving in the Mediterranean. SHOTLIST: KS. MS Princess shakes hands with RAF officer. Attended by Lord Tedder, shakes his hand & boards Viking. MS Viking. Viking taxies & takes off in dull weather. Lady Mountbatten boards plane after Princess.
Keywords
Royalty
Locations
London Heathrow Airport
Card file number
52819
Credits:
Commentator
Franklin Engelmann
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Camera
Paul Wyand
Length of story (in feet)
81
Story extras:

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'Princess Elizabeth Leaves for Malta', British Movietone News Issue No. 1068A, 24 Nov 1949. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/16060 (Accessed 08 Feb 2025)