Her Majesty’s West Indian Tour

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1278A
Date Released
3 Dec 1953
Date submitted
30 Nov 1953
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Royal Tour - Jamaica. DESCRIPTION: Children played a prominent part in Jamaica’s tribute to the Queen and the Duke and thousands assembled in Sabina Park to cheer the Royal visitors. Jamaicans gathering in full force in historic Spanish Town, the former capital, to express their loyalty. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. GV Kingston. Thousands of children lining park Sabina. CU types, young Nigger children. Queen & Duke drive along ranks of children. Queen & Duke walk through Spanish Town. Queen plants a tree. Queen at Kingston walks to Rodney Statue. Queen & Duke drive through capital.
Keywords
Royalty; Ceremonies
Locations
Jamaica
Footage sources
United States of America
Gaumont
Rota
Card file number
60156
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
168
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Her Majesty’s West Indian Tour', British Movietone News Issue No. 1278A, 3 Dec 1953. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/18924 (Accessed 08 Feb 2025)