State Opening of Parliament
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 2 / 3
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: State Opening of Parliament. DESCRIPTION: A Sovereign’s Escort of Household Cavalry accompanied the Queen and the Duke as they rode in the Irish State Coach from Buckingham Palace. Her Majesty was on her way to Westminster to open the new session of Parliament. SHOTLIST: VIPs arriving at Westminster. The royal procession leaving the Palace. CU of Prince Charles and Princess Anne looking out of the window. The Household Cavalry escorting the Queen and Duke. GV of the procession from the Palace. CU of the Queen and Duke. Arrival at Westminster. The Queen entering the building.
- Keywords
- Royalty; Politics and government; Ceremonies
- Locations
- London
- Card file number
- 62395
- Credits:
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- Camera
- George Richardson
- Camera
- Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Camera
- Norman Fisher
- Camera
- Paul Wyand
- Camera
- Samuelson
- Length of story (in feet)
- 114
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How to cite this record
'State Opening of Parliament', British Movietone News Issue No. 1330A, 2 Dec 1954. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/19697 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)