News in Brief: King Hussein’s Naval Visit

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1276
Date Released
16 Nov 1953
Date submitted
12 Nov 1953
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 8
Section Title
News in Brief
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: King Hussein’s Naval Visit. DESCRIPTION: Young King Hussein of Jordan recently visited the Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean, Admiral Lord Mountbatten, off Aqaba during a Red Sea Cruise. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. King Hussein comes up on deck of cruiser Glasgow. Salutes and greets Admiral Lord Mountbatten. Makes tour of ship. SCU inspecting crew. King Hussein watches Naval exercise through binoculars. King is transferred by breeches buoy to HMS Surprise. GVs same.
Keywords
Royalty; Ships and boats; Ceremonies; Navy; Military
Locations
Red Sea; Aqaba; Gulf of Aqaba
Footage sources
Admiralty
Card file number
60082
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
68
Story extras:
Film clip

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'News in Brief: King Hussein’s Naval Visit', British Movietone News Issue No. 1276, 16 Nov 1953. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/18892 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)