Royal Diary

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1518A
Date Released
10 Jul 1958
Date submitted
8 Jul 1958
Stories in this Issue:

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Royal Diary. SHOTLIST: GV massed pipers. Same. MS crowd. LS dancing. MS crowd. GV dancers. MS Queen at window. GV dancers. MS Queen at window. MS sword dance. MS Queen presented to dancers. CU same. MS Queen waving. LS review of Territorial Army. MS Queen inspects from car. CU same. LS mass crowds watching review. MS Queen takes march past salute from dais. MS troops march past. MS same (4). MS Queen on dais. MS troops march past. MS same. MS women march past. Slip pan MS crowds at Renfrew. MS Queen out of car at Town Hall. MS crowd. [Following not in issue] - MS Queen walks round tyre factory. CU tyre on conveyor belt. CU Queen inspecting tyre. MS Queen watching man at machine. CU man’s hands working machine. MS Queen watching tyre on conveyor belt. MS Queen walking in factory. Slip pan LS crowds of children at Quarriers Home. MS Queen gives prizes to boy. MS seated children watching. MS Queen gives gift of sweets. MS Queen’s car drives through St Reeds at Greenock. LS massed crowds MS Queen plants tree. LS exterior building Inverclyde. MS men fencing. MS Queen watching. LS girl gymnasts. MS Queen walks in grounds. MS girls playing netball. MS Queen and others watching.
Local distribution only
For Scotland only instead of items 1-4.
Keywords
Sport; Buildings and structures; Music and dance; Entertainment and leisure; Industry and manufacture; Ceremonies; Physical fitness and training; Civil defence; Military
Locations
Scotland; England; Renfrewshire
Footage sources
Gaumont British
Card file number
74252
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
251
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Royal Diary', British Movietone News Issue No. 1518A, 10 Jul 1958. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/22486 (Accessed 15 Aug 2025)