Royal Visit to North Wales
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Royal Visit to North Wales. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Royal cypher. Two shots of Caernarfon Castle - very good. Queen & Duke arrive in car at Water Gate, alight walks up steps. Castle gates opened & Lord Harlech walks down to meet them, he presents key to Queen. In procession enter castle grounds. Royal party arrive at dais, Sir David Maxwell Fyfe walk with Duke. Many Welsh personalities presented to Queen. Queen leaves dais & walk to Queen Eleanor Gate. Crowds outside. Queen & Duke walk out of balcony, wave to crowds. Crowds cheering. CU types dressed in national costume. Queen & Duke walk back to Water Gate. Drive through Rhyl, crowd cheer. At Eisteddfod Pavilion, crowds sing as royal couple arrive. More presentations. Crowds cheer at Wrexham. At Llangollen, Queen & Duke inside crowded tents. Bouquet presented to Queen by Nest Rhys Roberts. Massed singing by choirs of ten nations.
- Local distribution only
- Special Edition for Cardiff & Liverpool only instead of items 1-3 and 5.
- Keywords
- Royalty; Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Music and dance; Entertainment and leisure; Ceremonies
- Footage sources
- British Paramount
Rota
- Card file number
- 59394
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Lionel James Gamlin
- Length of story (in feet)
- 528
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How to cite this record
'Royal Visit to North Wales', British Movietone News Issue No. 1258A, 16 Jul 1953. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/18636 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)