News in Brief: The Duke in Leeds

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1413A
Date Released
5 Jul 1956
Date submitted
2 Jul 1956
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 9
Section Title
News in Brief
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Duke in Leeds. DESCRIPTION: The Duke of Edinburgh walked in the rain with the Princess Royal, Chancellor of Leeds University. His Royal Highness was to open a new building at a cost of some £500,000 for the department of Textile Industries at the University. SHOTLIST: GV Cultural Centre. Procession with Princess Royal. Key handed over. Textile industry. CU of fibre. Into building. SCU stone. GVs during Duke’s speech.
Keywords
Ceremonies
Locations
Leeds; University of Leeds
Footage sources
Gaumont British
Card file number
67477
Credits:
Commentator
David Lewis Jacobs
Length of story (in feet)
48
Story extras:
Film clip

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'News in Brief: The Duke in Leeds', British Movietone News Issue No. 1413A, 5 Jul 1956. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/21033 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)