News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1399A

Date Released

29 Mar 1956

Date submitted

21 Mar 1956

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Royal Diary - Gala Performance
• 2. Royal Diary - The Coventry Visit
• 3. Royal Malay Wedding
• 4. Prince Rainier Returns
• 5. News in Brief: Cairo Train Crash
• 6. News in Brief: Theron Home
• 7. News in Brief: Soviet Security Chief
• 8. News in Brief: Malenkov at Calder Hall
• 9. National Sensation Analysed
• 10. Cyprus - Turk Meets Greek
• *Celtic V Clyde - Football
• *Wales V France Rugby

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 10

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Royal Malay Wedding. DESCRIPTION: The bride groom, Prince Abdul Halim, heir to the Sultan of Kedah, the Bride, Princess Bahiya, eldest daughter of the Ruler of Negri Sembilan. A royal wedding uniting two Malay States. SHOTLIST: Sir Donald MacGillivray, High Commissioner of the Federation of Malaya also gave his blessing. LS throne. CU bride and groom. LS reception. SCU Sir Donald MacGillivray. Bride Princess Bahiya (eldest daughter of the of Negri Sembilan). The Groom Prince Abdul Halim (Heir to the Sultan of Kedah).

Keywords

Royalty; Politics and government; Social events; Marriages

Locations

Malaya

Footage sources

Central Office of Information

Card file number

66367

Credits:

Commentator

David Lewis Jacobs

Length of story (in feet)

68

Story extras:

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