Queen Mother in the City

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1274
Date Released
2 Nov 1953
Date submitted
28 Oct 1953
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
8 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Queen Mother in the City. DESCRIPTION: Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother was accompanied by Princess Margaret, when she went to the Guildhall to receive the Freedom of the City. SHOTLIST: Cut story - GV Guildhall. Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother inspects RAF Guard of Honour before entering same. SCU of Queen Mother. MS of Princess Margaret. SCU Q Mother with Sir Rupert de la Bere. Elevated view interior of gathering. Shots of Freedom ceremony. Q Mother speaks, signs her declaration. Queen Mother speaks.
Keywords
Royalty; Buildings and structures; Aviation; Ceremonies; Local government; Military
Locations
Guildhall; London
Footage sources
Gaumont
Card file number
60012
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
167
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Queen Mother in the City', British Movietone News Issue No. 1274, 2 Nov 1953. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/18864 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)