Athens Welcome Their Royal Highnesses
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- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 2 / 7
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Athens Welcomes Their Royal Visitors. DESCRIPTION: The welcome given by Athens to Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip left no doubt about their personal popularity with the Greek people; it also underlined the strong friendship existing between Greece and Britain. SHOTLIST: KS. Evzones march past camera. Princess Elizabeth & King Paul in car drive out of grounds & past camera. Crowds cheer as Princess & King with Duke & Queen Frederika in second car. Duke & Princess in same car arrive at Constitution Square. Alight at Unknown Warrior’s tomb. The two walk up & lay wreath. Cut-in Evzones guard of honour. Princess walks into camera at chapel of Kokkinia suburb. MS chapel built in Princess’ & Duke’s honour of their wedding. CU plate outside church. Princess in the grounds of chapel.
- Local distribution only
- Not shown in Cardiff or Glasgow.
- Keywords
- Royalty
- Locations
- Athens; Greece
- Footage sources
- Greece
- Card file number
- 54729
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Lionel James Gamlin
- Length of story (in feet)
- 138
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