Duchess of Kent at Mansion House

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1228A
Date Released
18 Dec 1952
Date submitted
16 Dec 1952
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Duchess of Kent at Mansion House. DESCRIPTION: At the Mansion House, Mr Lyttelton, the Colonial Secretary, expressed the unanimous thanks of Government and country to the Duchess for her Far East tour. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. GV Exterior shot Mansion House. Interior GV during Mr Lyttelton’s speech. Cut-ins of Mr Churchill & Mrs Churchill. Lord Mayor de la Bere, also Dr Fisher. Duchess of Kent rises, about to speak. Mr Churchill rises and rest rise with him. Duchess speaks about her tour to far East. GV to applause.
Keywords
Royalty; Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Foreign relations; Celebrations and festivals; Local government; Religion and belief
Locations
London; England; Mansion House
Footage sources
British Paramount
Card file number
58282
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
171
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Duchess of Kent at Mansion House', British Movietone News Issue No. 1228A, 18 Dec 1952. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/18256 (Accessed 11 Jun 2025)