Princess Margaret in South Wales

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1118
Date Released
6 Nov 1950
Date submitted
2 Nov 1950
Stories in this Issue:

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Princess Margaret Tours South Wales. SHOTLIST: KS. Princess Margaret alights from train, greeted by Lord Mayor. Crowds along street, Princess Margaret walks to tape, presented with pair of scissors, cuts tape. Cut-ins of crowds, policeman walks past small child hiding its view. Princess Margaret walks along newly named road "Kingsway". Interior - walking round toy factory, workers active. Princess receives bouquet. Tours switchgear factory at Blackwood, Monmouthshire. Opens new extension of factory, speaks to some of the workers. Car drives into Abergavenny, interior, inspects nursery, shows children playing with toys etc.
Local distribution only
Special for Cardiff only instead of Item 3.
Keywords
Royalty
Footage sources
Pathe Rota
Card file number
54561
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
197
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Princess Margaret in South Wales', British Movietone News Issue No. 1118, 6 Nov 1950. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/16757 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)