Royal Tour - Malta

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1301A
Date Released
13 May 1954
Date submitted
May 1954
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Royal Tour ‘Malta to Gibraltar’. DESCRIPTION: During their stay at Malta, the Queen and the Duke went out by royal barge to visit HMS Eagle. In the afternoon of that day, the Queen came to watch the Duke play polo for the Royal Navy. On to Gibraltar, where a tremendous welcome awaited the royal travellers. Her Majesty was presented with the huge bunch of keys, the original keys of the fortress, which were offered by the Governor, General Sir Gordon MacMillan. An important engagement of the first day was a combined services parade on the airfield. The real highlight of the stay in Gibraltar - so far as the Royal children were concerned, at any rate - was the visit to the famous Barbary Apes. SHOTLIST: Cut story - Various scenes of the Queen & Duke’s visit to the Aircraft Carrier ‘Eagle’. Taking salute of marchpast on deck of carrier. Queen, Duke, Lord Mountbatten go to field for polo match. Various shots of game. Queen with Prince Charles & Princess Anne talk to Duke, Lord Mountbatten (playing) and Lady Mountbatten. Slip pan. GV Gibraltar Rock. ‘Britannia’ arriving. Queen & Duke wave from bridge. Royal children in the care of two sailors (Ord/Seamen) on lower deck. Queen and Duke alight from ‘Britannia’. Royal children watching. Queen receives keys of fortress from General Sir Gordon MacMillan. Various shots of the Royal children asking the sailors questions. Sailors explaining things to the children. Queen and Duke take salute of combined services near the Spanish frontier. Excellent shots of the Royal children and Queen feeding the monkeys on Ape Mount. Children playing with animals. Queen jumps when one jumps up and takes a nut. Royal children having the time of their lives.
Keywords
Royalty; Sport; Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Ships and boats; Aviation; Ceremonies; Navy; Animals; Military
Locations
Malta; Gibraltar
Card file number
60976
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Camera
Phil John Turner
Length of story (in feet)
449
Story extras:
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'Royal Tour - Malta', British Movietone News Issue No. 1301A, 13 May 1954. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/19215 (Accessed 04 Mar 2025)