Royal Visit to Zoo

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1624
Date Released
18 Jul 1960
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Royal Visit to Zoo. DESCRIPTION: The President of the Zoological Society, His Royal Highness Prince Philip, paid his first official visit to the London Zoo. SHOTLIST: GV people going towards zoo. CU birds. CU elephant. Top shot - giraffe. CU monkey eating banana. CU seal. CU group of penguins. GV Prince Philip accompanied by Zoo officials. MS Prince Philip strokes elephant. CU sign ‘Giraffe House’. CU giraffe’s head. MS Prince Philip feeds giraffe. MS Prince Philip watches gorilla. CU gorilla. MS Prince Philip with official. CU pot-bellied pig being fed. MS Prince with onlookers. CU Chi Chi, the giant panda. CU Prince Philip watches seals’ feeding device. GV feeding device in action. MLS seals waiting for fish to drop. CU seal.
Keywords
Royalty; Animals
Locations
England; London Zoo
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
80687
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
92
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Royal Visit to Zoo', British Movietone News Issue No. 1624, 18 Jul 1960. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/23692 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)