Malta - Royal Engagements and Memorial Unveiling
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- British Movietone News
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Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 7 / 7
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Malta - Royal Engagements & Memorial Unveiling. DESCRIPTION: Malta’s fine new General Hospital, St Luke’s built since the war, has received a visit from Princess Elizabeth. At another recent engagement, accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh, the Princess unveiled the War Memorial. SHOTLIST: KS. GV Valletta from balcony. GV new hospital seen across water - St Luke’s. GV hospital in picturesque surrounding. Princess Elizabeth talks to patients. GVs of Valletta Harbour, several. Princess at King George V Hospital. Talks (silent) to Mrs Jessie Harvie with new born twin girls (Edith and Elizabeth). Unveiling war memorial near Valletta, GV memorial before unveiling. Princess with Sir Gerald Creasy & Duke of Edinburgh. MS & SCU of unveiling. Princess inspects Artillery Guard of Honour. Tablets blessed by Bishop Galea. Cut-in Lord & Lady Mountbatten in attendance, with Pamela Mountbatten. Royal car leaves.
- Keywords
- Royalty; Commemorations; Health and medicine; Ceremonies
- Locations
- Malta
- Footage sources
- Rota
- Card file number
- 52921
- Credits:
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- Camera
- Graham T. Thompson
- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 191
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'Malta - Royal Engagements and Memorial Unveiling', British Movietone News Issue No. 1071A, 15 Dec 1949. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/16102 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)