In Commemoration

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1377
Date Released
24 Oct 1955
Date submitted
21 Oct 1955
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Unveiling of King George VI Memorial Statue. DESCRIPTION: Her Majesty the Queen unveils the statue of her father King George VI of Beloved Memory, the ceremony took place at Westminster. SHOTLIST: GV Carlton Terrace with crowd. CU Queen Mother and Princess Margaret arriving. CU Queen arriving. CU Duke of Gloucester and Duchess of Gloucester and Princess Alexandra, Duke of Edinburgh and other members of the Royal Family. CU crowd of spectators. LS Queen unveiling statue. CU head and shoulders of statue. SCU and CU Queen making her speech. LS statue. CU nameplate of statue. CU face of statue.
Keywords
Royalty; Buildings and structures; Ceremonies
Locations
London; England; Carlton Gardens
Footage sources
British Paramount
Card file number
64954
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
Paul Wyand
Soundman
Reginald C. Sutton
Commentator
Reginald C. Sutton
Length of story (in feet)
231
Story extras:
Film clip

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'In Commemoration', British Movietone News Issue No. 1377, 24 Oct 1955. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/20462 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)