The Princess’s Tour Ended
Series
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- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 2 / 6
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Princess Margaret Returns. DESCRIPTION: Just before her tour ended, Princess Margaret visited the Machakos area, some 50 miles from Nairobi. As Her Royal Highness was leaving, the tribesman leapt and gambolled to the very last. On her arrival at London Airport, Her Royal Highness was greeted by the Queen and the Queen Mother. SHOTLIST: Shots of Wakamba people dancing. LS of Princess Margaret watching the dancing. Various shots of the dancing. LS of Princess Margaret’s feet moving in the time to the music. Various shots of dancing. Panning shot of Princess Margaret being driven away. London Airport - Shots of the Argonaut taxiing. LS of Princess Margaret walking down the stairs. Greeted by Ministers and airport officials. Shot of her with the Queen Mother. Princess Margaret walks across to the staff of the Argonaut. LS of her talking to the crew. Various shots of her talking to the Queen and the Queen Mother. Princess Margaret gets into car and drives off.
- Locations
- London Heathrow Airport; Machakos Area, Nairobi
- Card file number
- 68672
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Geoffrey Sumner
- Camera
- Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
- Camera
- Terry O’Brien
- Length of story (in feet)
- 144
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How to cite this record
'The Princess’s Tour Ended', British Movietone News Issue No. 1430, 29 Oct 1956. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/21279 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)