Duchess Presents Queen’s Colour

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1199
Date Released
26 May 1952
Date submitted
22 May 1952
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Duchess Presents Queen’s Colour. DESCRIPTION: At Portsmouth, the Duchess of Kent, who was received by Admiral of the Fleet Sir Arthur Power, the Commander-in-Chief, had come to present the new Queen’s Colour. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Victory. Duchess of Kent inspects naval parade, accompanied by Admiral of the Fleet Sir Arthur Power. King’s Colour marched off. Duchess presents new colour. Marchpast of naval parade, Duchess taking salute. Cut-ins crowds watching.
Local distribution only
Not shown in Northern Ireland only
Keywords
Royalty; Ships and boats; Ceremonies; Navy; Military
Locations
Portsmouth
Card file number
57249
Credits:
Camera
George Richardson
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Paul Wyand
Length of story (in feet)
96
Story extras:
Film clip

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How to cite this record

'Duchess Presents Queen’s Colour', British Movietone News Issue No. 1199, 26 May 1952. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/17816 (Accessed 07 Mar 2026)