Royal Tour of West Country

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1406
Date Released
14 May 1956
Date submitted
9 May 1956
Stories in this Issue:

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Royal Tour of West Country. SHOTLIST: Cut story - HM The Queen, Earl Fortescue, 4th Battalion Devon Regiment inspected. Car to Queen’s Hall, civic leaders presented. Signing visitors book with quill pen. Kids waving. LS bouquet. SCU Joan Sanders. Plant sapling, Duke of Edinburgh plants at Exeter University. Queen’s speech. Foundation stone unveiled. Garden party. ATC inspection.
Local distribution only
For West Country only instead of items 1-5.
Keywords
Royalty; Aristocracy; Ceremonies; Military
Locations
Devon; Barnstaple
Footage sources
Gaumont
Card file number
66889
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
386
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Royal Tour of West Country', British Movietone News Issue No. 1406, 14 May 1956. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/20938 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)