Remembrance Day
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 1 / 6
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Armistice Day. 1953. DESCRIPTION: Her Majesty the Queen, with the Duke of Edinburgh and the Duke of Gloucester, led the Nation’s tribute to the fallen as the Remembrance Day Service in London. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Laurel leaf. Semi CU scene of the Cenotaph. Elevated view of the choir boys and religious dignitaries take their positions. Semi-CU Mr Eden and Mr Attlee holding wreaths. Semi CU Royal Box with Queen Mother, Princess Margaret, Duchess of Gloucester. Queen and Duke and Duke of Gloucester walk out of Home Office. Also shot of Mr Clement Davies with wreath. Semi CU Queen standing to attention. Shots of crowds. Shots of Royal Family in box, also Queen and Duke during silence and the last post. Semi CU Eden and Attlee. CU Queen placing wreath on Cenotaph standing to attention. Duke ditto and saluting. Mr Eden lays wreath. Mr Attlee lays wreath. Elevated view of scene below. Shots of Queen and Royal family singing. Marchpast of ex-servicemen and women. Two familiar wartime songs.
- Keywords
- Royalty; Commemorations; Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Music and dance; Ceremonies; Military; Religion and belief
- Locations
- London; Whitehall
- Card file number
- 60054
- Credits:
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- Camera
- George Richardson
- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Camera
- Martin Gray
- Camera
- Norman Fisher
- Camera
- Samuelson
- Length of story (in feet)
- 230
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