Plymouth - Princess Margaret Unveils Memorial

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1303A
Date Released
27 May 1954
Date submitted
May 1954
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 9
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Princess Margaret Unveils Memorial. DESCRIPTION: The Memorial on Plymouth Hoe, the last of its kind to be completed by the Imperial War Graves Commission, was recently unveiled by Princess Margaret. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. SCU top of memorial. Elevated GVs of memorial and crowds. CU Drake’s Statue on Plymouth Hoe. Princess inspects Guard of Honour of Naval Personnel. Good shots of Princess into camera etc. Princess makes speech. Naval flags fall away from plaque. Princess lays wreath. CU of plaques etc. GV of memorial.
Keywords
Royalty; Commemorations; Buildings and structures; Ceremonies; Navy; Military
Locations
Plymouth
Footage sources
Gaumont
Card file number
61062
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
119
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Plymouth - Princess Margaret Unveils Memorial', British Movietone News Issue No. 1303A, 27 May 1954. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/19236 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)