Portugal - Royal Wedding

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1341A
Date Released
17 Feb 1955
Date submitted
15 Feb 1955
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Wedding of Maria Pia and Alexander of Yugoslavia. DESCRIPTION: Thousands of people gathered in the village of Cascais, Portugal, to witness the wedding of Princess Maria Pia, daughter of ex-King Umberto of Italy and Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia. SHOTLIST: GV of villa. Scene on the balcony. Princess and Prince accepting gifts from the public. King Umberto helping. Crowds outside church. Princes, dukes and duchesses arriving. Bridegroom and his mother arriving. GV of a woman on ladder. Bride and her father arriving. GV of congregation. CU of the Duchess of Kent. Bride and groom sign the register. At the Palace Hotel the couple on the balcony. Crowds in foreground. Women on mules.
Local distribution only
Not shown in Scotland.
Keywords
Royalty; Marriages
Locations
Portugal; Cascais
Footage sources
France
Card file number
62885
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
126
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Portugal - Royal Wedding', British Movietone News Issue No. 1341A, 17 Feb 1955. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/19855 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)