The Queen Mother’s Tour

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1497A
Date Released
13 Feb 1958
Date Other
Feb 1958
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 8
Summary
A garden party in Auckland was one of the early highlights of Her Majesty’s tour. Queen Salote was there. Another engagement was at Green Hill Sheep Station, where the Queen Mother was the guest of Mr & Mrs David Hudson. She obtained a real close-up of a typical New Zealand farm.
Keywords
Agriculture; Social events
Locations
New Zealand
Footage sources
Australia
Card file number
72700
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
101
Story extras:
Film clip

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'The Queen Mother’s Tour', British Movietone News Issue No. 1497A, 13 Feb 1958. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/22210 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)