State Visit of the President of Portugal

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1377A
Date Released
27 Oct 1955
Date submitted
25 Oct 1955
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: President of Portugal Arrives. DESCRIPTION: President Craveiro Lopes of Portugal was given a very warm welcome by the Queen and other members of the Royal Family, when he and his wife arrived at the Embankment today, on a three day State Visit. SHOTLIST: LS President’s ship Bartolomeu Dias coming under Tower Bridge and up the Thames. SCU guns at Tower firing salute. LS Royal Barge comes alongside. SCU the Queen with the Queen Mother, Princess Margaret and Duke of Edinburgh waiting on embankment. SCU President Lopes and Mrs Lopes meeting the Royal Family. SCU the President and the Queen enter the state coach and the state drive begins (Duke of Gloucester also present in coach). LS Duke of Edinburgh and Mrs Lopes in state coach. LS and pan procession as it comes along the Mall and turns into the Palace.
Keywords
Royalty; Politics and government
Locations
London; Buckingham Palace; Westminster
Footage sources
British Paramount
Card file number
64986
Credits:
Camera
David W. Samuelson
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Soundman
George E. Collings
Camera
John Davies
Camera
Len Waldorf
Camera
Norman Fisher
Camera
Paul Wyand
Camera
Terry O’Brien
Length of story (in feet)
251
Story extras:
Film clip

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'State Visit of the President of Portugal', British Movietone News Issue No. 1377A, 27 Oct 1955. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/20474 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)