News from Abroad: Yacht for a Princess

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1462A
Date Released
13 Jun 1957
Date Other
Jun 1957
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 9
Section Title
News from Abroad
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Princess Beatrice Launches Yacht. DESCRIPTION: Amsterdam - and Princess Beatrix performed the naming and launching of a yacht the Groene Draech, which was a present to the Princess from the Seafaring Committee of the Netherlands, on the occasion of her eighteenth birthday. SHOTLIST: Panning down shot to the yacht. MLS Princess Beatrix. TPS of the boat. Princess Beatrix launches the boat. Groene Draech down slipway and into water. CU Princess Beatrix. Boat in the water.
Keywords
Royalty; Commemorations; Ships and boats; Celebrations and festivals; Launchings
Locations
Amsterdam; Netherlands
Footage sources
France
Card file number
70939
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
47
Story extras:
Film clip

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'News from Abroad: Yacht for a Princess', British Movietone News Issue No. 1462A, 13 Jun 1957. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/21742 (Accessed 03 Mar 2025)