Royal Guests at the Opera

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1309
Date Released
5 Jul 1954
Date submitted
1 Jul 1954
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Royal Guests at Opera. DESCRIPTION: One of the last big events of the Swedish State visit was the visit to the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. HM the Queen accompanied King Gustav and Queen Louise with the Duke Of Edinburgh. They witnessed a performance of Rimsky-Korsakov’s Le Coq d’Or. SHOTLIST: Marquess of Salisbury and Viscount Waverley receiving Queen Elizabeth II, King Gustav, Queen Louise and Duke of Edinburgh. Shot of Warder from the Tower. Princess Margaret and other Royal guests going up stairs. Back view entering Royal box. Standing to attention. Queen Elizabeth II talking to King Gustav. Queen Louise and Duke of Edinburgh talking. Sitting down.
Keywords
Royalty; Entertainment and leisure
Locations
London; Covent Garden
Footage sources
Gaumont British News Rota
Card file number
61337
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
141
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Royal Guests at the Opera', British Movietone News Issue No. 1309, 5 Jul 1954. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/19328 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)