Princess on World Tour

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1692A
Date Released
9 Nov 1961
Date submitted
6 Nov 1961
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Princess on World Tour. DESCRIPTION: Hong Kong, celebrating its Golden Jubilee, was all set for Princess Alexandra’s visit. At Kai Tak Airport, Her Royal Highness was received by the Governor, Sir Robert Black. From the airport, a short journey through the busy harbour was to be made, and the Princess boarded the Governor’s launch for the trip. On arrival at Government House, the Princess, with the Governor, gave local photographers the opportunity for which they’d been waiting. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV flags. MS sign. LS plane. CU 2 air hostesses. MS plane. MS Princess getting off plane. MS Princess meeting people. GV junk. MS Princess going onto ship. CU man. GV Princess’s boat. MCU boat. GV crowd. MS Princess off boat. GV crowd (3 shots). GV street. GV house. MLS Princess and Governor.
Keywords
Royalty
Locations
Hong Kong
Card file number
83418
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
116
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Princess on World Tour', British Movietone News Issue No. 1692A, 9 Nov 1961. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/24354 (Accessed 19 Jun 2025)