The Duke in Mombasa

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1429A
Date Released
25 Oct 1956
Date submitted
22 Oct 1956
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Duke in Mombasa. DESCRIPTION: At Mombasa, His Royal Highness was received by the Governor of Kenya, Sir Evelyn Baring. The Duke went on a sightseeing tour of the island before he joined Britannia for the next stage of his journey. SHOTLIST: Duke comes down steps of plane. Received by Sir Evelyn Baring, Governor of Kenya. Vintage Rolls Royce (1929). Duke goes on a sight seeing tour of the island in it. Shakes hands with police officials. Joins ‘Britannia’. Goes up gangway. Gangway shipped.
Keywords
Royalty; Politics and government; Ships and boats
Locations
Mombasa
Footage sources
Central Office of Information
Gaumont British
Card file number
68622
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
Samuelson
Length of story (in feet)
177
Story extras:
Film clip

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'The Duke in Mombasa', British Movietone News Issue No. 1429A, 25 Oct 1956. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/21276 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)