Royal Tour - The Jamaican Scene

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1343A
Date Released
3 Mar 1955
Date Other
Feb 1955
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Jamaican Scene. DESCRIPTION: During her stay in Jamaica, Princess Margaret visited the Kirkvine Aluminium works, where she was shown round the plant. Later she was accompanied on a rafting expedition by Lady Foot, wife of the Governor. SHOTLIST: Parade of the Jamaican Regiment. Princess Margaret inspects same. Various CUs crowds. LS of parade. LS Kirkvine Aluminium Plant. MCU Princess with Dr Bryn Davies. Dr Davies presents Princess with egg-timer. Princess looking at the egg-timer. Slip pan to raft expedition on the Rio Grande. Panning shot of the Princess with Lady Foot on raft. TPS rafts down river. Princess walks beside the river towards a Jamaican band performing Calypso music. LS launch on way back to Britannia. LS Britannia.
Keywords
Royalty
Locations
Jamaica
Footage sources
Gaumont
Card file number
62781A
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
104
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Royal Tour - The Jamaican Scene', British Movietone News Issue No. 1343A, 3 Mar 1955. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/19890 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)