Prince of Wales Launches "Empress of Britain"

Series

Series Name
British Movietone Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
20
Date Released
16 Jun 1930
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 3
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Prince of Wales Launches "Empress of Britain". SHOTLIST: Shot of the crowds (elevated). Shot of the Prince conversing with other personalities. He names the ship and she slides into the water. Crowds cheer. Shot of ship.
Keywords
Royalty; Ships and boats; Launchings
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
730
Length of story (in feet)
126
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Prince of Wales Launches "Empress of Britain"', British Movietone Gazette Issue No. 20, 16 Jun 1930. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/203 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)