Royal Family’s Busy Year of Engagements: The Queen and Duke at French Film Festival
Series
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- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 7 / 7
- Section Title
- Royal Family’s Busy Year of Engagements
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Royal Family’s Busy Year of Engagements. Queen at French Film Festival. DESCRIPTION: Her Majesty and the Duke of Edinburgh went to the Rialto Cinema to attend the French Film Festival. Her Majesty was received inside the Cinema by Madame Massigli, wife of the French Ambassador. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. SCU personalities in foyer. Queen & Duke enter Rialto Cinema, Queen received by Madame Massigli, wife of French Ambassador. Small French child presents bouquet to Queen, Madame Massigli introduced to Duke by her husband. Queen meets some of the stars, including Mlle Martine Carol. Queen with M Massigli walks up steps to dress circle. Several shots of the above four walking to their seats in the dress circle. Queen & Duke seated in dress circle. Fade to excerpt from the film Les Belles de Nuit.
- Keywords
- Royalty; Politics and government; Entertainment and leisure; Children; Performing arts
- Locations
- London
- Footage sources
- Gaumont
Rota
- Card file number
- 58554
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 149
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'Royal Family’s Busy Year of Engagements: The Queen and Duke at French Film Festival', British Movietone News Issue No. 1237, 16 Feb 1953. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/18377 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)