Funeral Gun Crews Decorated

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1192A
Date Released
10 Apr 1952
Date submitted
3 Apr 1952
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Funeral Gun Crews Decorated. DESCRIPTION: The sailors who drew the gun-carriage at the funeral of the late King recently attended an investiture at Buckingham Palace. Including officers and men of the Army, three hundred and sixty decorations were awarded by the Queen. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. GV Buckingham Palace. Royal Marine band leads sailors into palace forecourt. Various shots. Queen Elizabeth drives in with Duke of Edinburgh. Sailors coming out some show awards. CU medal.
Keywords
Royalty; Buildings and structures; Music and dance; Ceremonies; Navy; Military; Awards and honours
Locations
Buckingham Palace
Footage sources
British Paramount
Card file number
57019
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
71
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Funeral Gun Crews Decorated', British Movietone News Issue No. 1192A, 10 Apr 1952. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/17719 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)