Princess Elizabeth at Cranwell

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1157
Date Released
6 Aug 1951
Date submitted
2 Aug 1951
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Princess Elizabeth at Cranwell. DESCRIPTION: Princess Elizabeth recently paid her first visit to the Royal Air Force College at Cranwell - for the Graduation Parade. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. GV Cranwell College. Princess inspecting RAF Cadets, various shots. Princess presents Sword of Honour to Flight Cadet Under Officer Merriman. Merriman accepts, takes two paces backwards, & salutes smartly. MS Cadets at ease. Princess addresses the Cadets. SCU of Princess speaking. Princess with cadets around her watching Vampires fly over in formation.
Keywords
Royalty; Education and training; Buildings and structures; Displays; Aviation; Ceremonies; Military
Card file number
55874
Credits:
Camera
Hilton Craig
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Paul Wyand
Length of story (in feet)
116
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Princess Elizabeth at Cranwell', British Movietone News Issue No. 1157, 6 Aug 1951. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/17293 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)