Farouk Abdicates

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1208A
Date Released
31 Jul 1952
Date submitted
30 Jul 1952
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Farouk Abdicates. DESCRIPTION: Movietone shows you some of the exiled King’s past life. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. MS Eastern view with camel in fore. Farouk as a boy embarks aboard ship leaving England for home. Shots of his coronation. Aboard ship Farouk meets Roosevelt, SCU of them. Farouk meets King Ibn Saud. Marriage of Farouk to Queen Narriman. CU - stills of Crown Prince Ahmed Fuad. The royal yacht leaving.
Keywords
Royalty; Politics and government; Ships and boats; Children; Ceremonies; Marriages
Footage sources
Library
Card file number
57588
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
134
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Farouk Abdicates', British Movietone News Issue No. 1208A, 31 Jul 1952. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/17953 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)