King with the British Legion

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1145A
Date Released
17 May 1951
Date submitted
15 May 1951
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The King With the British Legion. DESCRIPTION: When His Majesty inspected five thousand men and women of the British Legion in Hyde Park, it was the first Royal review of the organisation since 1937. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. MS Banners of Legion. GV & SCU King in Land Rover inspects British Legion. King & Queen on platform. King, Queen & Sir Ian Fraser on platform. Marchpast of the British Legion, masses of banners, standards etc. Various shots including close-ups of the banners. Elevated GV of the procession - marchpast. Cut-ins of the King & Queen watching. Into camera - shot of banners. Elevated GV of parade.
Keywords
Royalty; Commemorations; Organisations; War veterans; Vehicles; Ceremonies; Military; Disabled persons
Locations
Hyde Park
Card file number
55465
Credits:
Camera
Alec Tozer
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Camera
Martin Gray
Length of story (in feet)
95
Story extras:
Film clip

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'King with the British Legion', British Movietone News Issue No. 1145A, 17 May 1951. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/17130 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)