The Queen Among Her People
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 8 / 8
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Queen Among Her People. DESCRIPTION: Government House, Kaduna and the Queen holds an investiture, she honoured Emir Alahji Haruna with the OBE and on the Sultan of Sokoto, she bestowed the accolade of Knighthood. The Durbar held that morning, began with a march past, by Chieftains and their retinues. A procession marches slowly past the Royal Pavilion in salute to the Queen. SHOTLIST: Exterior shot of Government House. Queen bestows OBE on Emir Alahji Haruna. Same down steps. Sultan of Sokoto receives the accolade of Knighthood. Durbar - Shots of horsemen, jungle dances. SCU native costumes. Queen and Duke leaves car. Various shots. native dance. GV kettle in hand (native pan down). Durbar (horse men). Sheikh and body guard. Sheikh of Bornu. Jester (Gombi) whips natives. Camels past pavilion. CU Queen watching. Durbar charge. Helmets and chain mail. GV Queen and Duke watching. Charging tribesmen.
- Keywords
- Royalty; Buildings and structures; Ceremonies; Military; Awards and honours
- Locations
- Nigeria; Kaduna
- Footage sources
- Pathe
- Card file number
- 65955
- Credits:
-
- Commentator
- Geoffrey Sumner
- Length of story (in feet)
- 201
-
Film clip
• The first time you use this link in a session, you will need to log on at the British Movietone website and then click this icon again to see the film. For the remainder of the session, this link will take you directly to the film.
This series is held by:
Film Archive
- Name
- AP Archive
- info@aparchive.com
- Web
- http://www.movietone.com
- Phone
- +44 (0)20 7482 7482
- Series held
- View all series held by AP Archive
How to cite this record
'The Queen Among Her People', British Movietone News Issue No. 1392A, 9 Feb 1956. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/20721 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)