Royal Engagements: The Queen in Lancashire

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1325
Date Released
25 Oct 1954
Date submitted
21 Oct 1954
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 8
Section Title
Royal Engagements
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Royal Tour of Lancashire. DESCRIPTION: The Earl of Derby, Lord Lieutenant of the County, was in Wigan to greet Her Majesty and the Duke at the beginning of their two day visit to Lancashire. SHOTLIST: Crowds lining the street of Wigan, waving flags. Queen Elizabeth alights from the train and is greeted by the Earl of Derby. Queen and Duke arriving at the Mining and Technical College for the opening of the John McCurdy Hall. LS of children waving flags. TPS of the Hall. Queen with the Mayor of Wigan. The architect hands the key over to the Queen. Various shots of the drive through crowd lined streets of St Helens. Drive through the crowd lined streets of Liverpool to the Town Hall. Shots of the crowds. Queen and Duke on the balcony of the Town Hall. MCU of crowds waving flags etc. TPS driving through streets.
Keywords
Royalty; Aristocracy
Locations
Wigan
Card file number
62093
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
105
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Royal Engagements: The Queen in Lancashire', British Movietone News Issue No. 1325, 25 Oct 1954. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/19619 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)