St Paul’s - A Dedication

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1510
Date Released
12 May 1958
Date submitted
8 May 1958
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Queen at St Paul’s. DESCRIPTION: The Queen and Prince Philip arrived to attend a special service at St Paul’s Cathedral, preceded by the Lord Mayor of London. The Princess Royal, the Duchess of Gloucester, the Duchess of Kent, Princess Alexandra and Princess Alice were also present. Her Majesty handed the Dean the gift of a Fair Linen Cloth to be placed upon the Altar (which replaces the one destroyed by a bomb in 1940). The Cathedral’s new High Altar was consecrated at this service, and the blessing was pronounced by the Archbishop of Canterbury. SHOTLIST: GV St Paul’s. Queen and Duke of Edinburgh enter cathedral. GV procession down aisle. Queen and Duke take places. Back shot Queen receives Altar Cloth. GV Cathedral. MS Altar Cloth, being placed on altar. Lord Mayor of London. GV Archbishop of Canterbury at Altar. GV congregation. MS Queen and Duke pass down aisle. Queen and Duke come down steps. CU same.
Keywords
Royalty; Buildings and structures; Local government; Religion and belief
Locations
London; England
Footage sources
Gaumont British
Card file number
73697
Credits:
Commentator
Jeffrey K. Shearley
Length of story (in feet)
128
Story extras:
Film clip

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'St Paul’s - A Dedication', British Movietone News Issue No. 1510, 12 May 1958. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/22374 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)