Day of Celebration

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1493
Date Released
13 Jan 1958
Date submitted
7 Jan 1958
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 11
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Queen Frederika Cuts Cake. DESCRIPTION: At a hospital in Athens, Queen Frederika cut a St Basil’s Cake. Its an old Greek custom. As she left the hospital the Queen was petitioned by a peasant woman. SHOTLIST: GS Queen Frederika of Greece cutting cake. Shots of Queen Frederika leaving Hospital where the cake is distributed. Shots of the Queen walking and being approached by a peasant woman who asks her a favour. GS Queen.
Keywords
Royalty; Buildings and structures; Health and medicine; Food and cooking; Customs and traditions; Social conditions; Celebrations and festivals
Locations
Athens; Greece
Footage sources
France
Card file number
72501
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Day of Celebration', British Movietone News Issue No. 1493, 13 Jan 1958. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/22141 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)