St Margaret’s Wedding for Marquess

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1168
Date Released
22 Oct 1951
Date submitted
20 Oct 1951
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: St Margaret’s Wedding for Marquess. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. GV St Margaret’s with other buildings in foreground. Crowds outside St Margaret’s. Page arrives. Miss Susan Hornby alights from car with her father. Guard of Honour (Life Guards) march into churchyard, take up positions. Leaving church, Lord Blandford & bride under arch of swords. Elevated GV ditto, from new angle. Queen leaves with Mr Hornby. Group, Queen, Princess Margaret & Mr Hornby. Mr Churchill standing outside church. Crowd shots. People look through mirrors. Elevated GV crowds with car driving away. Good Scenes - Crowds outside St Margaret’s. Crowds cran their necks to see. Pan from Big Ben at 2.45 to House of Commons. Crowds in fore - St Margaret’s in background. LS Victoria Tower in scaffolding. SCU Winston Churchill in overcoat. GV fallen leaves on lawns of St Margaret’s. CU plaque of St Margaret’s.
Keywords
Royalty; Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Aristocracy; Ceremonies; Marriages; Military
Locations
Westminster
Footage sources
Library
Card file number
56235
Credits:
Camera
Alec Tozer
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Samuelson
Length of story (in feet)
141
Story extras:
Film clip

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'St Margaret’s Wedding for Marquess', British Movietone News Issue No. 1168, 22 Oct 1951. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/17425 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)