Oslo - The Royal Funeral

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1299A
Date Released
29 Apr 1954
Date submitted
Apr 1954
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Royal Funeral. Crown Princess Martha. DESCRIPTION: Over two hundred thousand people stood in silence along the streets of Oslo during the funeral procession of Crown Princess Martha of Norway. The Duke of Gloucester was there, representing Queen Elizabeth. SHOTLIST: Cut story - Various shots of funeral procession along streets. Chief mourners. Crown Prince Olav. Prince Harold. King Frederick of Denmark. King Gustav Adolf of Sweden. King Baudouin of Belgium. Duke of Gloucester. Norwegian flag at half mast.
Local distribution only
Not shown in Scotland, Liverpool, Leeds, Manchester or Newcastle.
Keywords
Royalty; Death; Funerals
Locations
Oslo
Footage sources
France
Card file number
60884
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
63
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Oslo - The Royal Funeral', British Movietone News Issue No. 1299A, 29 Apr 1954. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/19184 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)