Royal Wedding

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1462
Date Released
10 Jun 1957
Date submitted
7 Jun 1957
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Royal Wedding. DESCRIPTION: Salem Castle in West Germany was the scene of the wedding of Prince Tomislav of Yugoslavia and Princess Margarita of Baden. The bridegroom is the son of ex-Queen Marie, and the brother of ex-King Peter. Many royal personages included Queen Frederika of Greece, ex-king Umberto of Italy and Princess Alexandra. Prince Philip (an uncle of the bride) attended with his mother Princess Andrew of Greece. SHOTLIST: MS guard in procession. CU girl in native costume waving. MS people parading in native costume. MS children same. Side shot same of people. MS boy and girl in costume. CU girl in costume. LS Prince Tomislav and Princess Margarita making their way through the crowds. Closer same. MS Prince Philip and Princess Andrew following. LS royal guards following. LS cine photographer up a tree. GV Royal guests following. MS spectators. Bride and groom walking. Royal guests with Prince Philip and Princess Andrew at back. MS people waving. Low angle. Bride and groom in castle window. Low angle the couple waving. GV Salem Castle. Guests included - Queen Frederika of Greece, Ex-King Umberto of Italy and Princess Alexandra.
Keywords
Royalty; Social events; Marriages
Locations
Lake Constance; West Germany; Salem Castle
Footage sources
Germany
Card file number
70921
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
102
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Royal Wedding', British Movietone News Issue No. 1462, 10 Jun 1957. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/21732 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)