King Olav Blessed

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1516A
Date Released
26 Jun 1958
Date submitted
24 Jun 1958
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: King Olav Blessed. DESCRIPTION: King Olav and members of his family headed a solemn procession in Trondheim Cathedral. It was a great occasion In Norway: for the ceremony took the place of coronation. King Olav is now crowned, but, kneeling in the Cathedral, he received the blessing of the Church. Afterwards, the King, followed by Prince Harald and Princess Astrid, saluted his subjects. SHOTLIST: GV procession. TS same. MS King Olav walking. CU King being blessed. MS congregation. MS royal procession leave Cathedral. MS King salutes.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Ceremonies; Religion and belief
Locations
Norway
Footage sources
France
Card file number
74176
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
44
Story extras:
Film clip

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'King Olav Blessed', British Movietone News Issue No. 1516A, 26 Jun 1958. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/22450 (Accessed 03 Mar 2025)