Queen Visits Chiltern Towns

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1207A
Date Released
24 Jul 1952
Date submitted
21 Jul 1952
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Queen Visits Chiltern Towns. DESCRIPTION: Her Majesty recently visited Adeyfield, part of the newly developed area of Hemel Hempstead. She also attended an open air service, conducted by the Bishop of St Albans. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. GV Adeyfield. Various shots of Adeyfield, Queen drives through greeted by VIP. Bouquet presented by Lorna Humphries, who curtsies. At St Albans, an open air service, followed by Queen laying foundation stone of new church of St Barnabas. At new town (Hemel Hempstead) Queen goes into one of the houses, small child (Susan Applegate) stands by door in small swim trunks. Queen drives away.
Local distribution only
Not shown in Newcastle, Birmingham or Cardiff.
Keywords
Royalty; Ceremonies; Civil defence; Religion and belief
Footage sources
Gaumont
Rota
Card file number
57541
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
104
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Queen Visits Chiltern Towns', British Movietone News Issue No. 1207A, 24 Jul 1952. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/17936 (Accessed 19 Jul 2025)