Royal Programme - The Launch

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1360
Date Released
27 Jun 1955
Date submitted
23 Jun 1955
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Empress of Britain Launched. DESCRIPTION: The Duke of Edinburgh accompanied Her Majesty, when she went to Clydeside to perform the launching ceremony of the Empress of Britain. SHOTLIST: CU of Royal Crest. CU of the Queen with VIPs. Walk through cheering crowds. GV of crowds. SCU of 2 year old Robert Bruce presenting a bouquet. The Queen launches the ship. CU of the bottle smashing against the bow. GVs of the ship entering the water. CU of the name Empress of Britain. GV of the ship in water.
Keywords
Royalty; Ships and boats; Launchings
Locations
Glasgow; Scotland; Govan; Fairfield Shipyard
Card file number
63895
Credits:
Camera
John Charles Elder
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Martin Gray
Length of story (in feet)
120
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Royal Programme - The Launch', British Movietone News Issue No. 1360, 27 Jun 1955. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/20162 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)