The Duke’s Visit

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1381
Date Released
21 Nov 1955
Date submitted
16 Nov 1955
Stories in this Issue:

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Duke of Edinburgh at Gateshead and Darlington. SHOTLIST: SCU train arriving. CU Duke being greeted by Lord Lawson. SCU Duke looking at model of Stevenson’s Rocket. GV Girls High School at Gateshead. GV assembly hall. GV Duke arriving and walking to platform. SCU Duke unveils plaque to commemorate opening ceremony. CU presentation of handwritten book for Prince Charles. CU Duke walking round school, inspecting domestic science class etc. SCU Duke climbs into helicopter to go to Darlington. SCU Duke at controls. CU Duke at Technical College. CU scenes in work shop and garage.
Local distribution only
Special for Newcastle instead of first item.
Keywords
Royalty
Locations
Darlington; Gateshead
Footage sources
British Paramount
Card file number
65192
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
111
Story extras:
Film clip

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'The Duke’s Visit', British Movietone News Issue No. 1381, 21 Nov 1955. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/20533 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)