Kenya Celebrates Uhuru

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1802A
Date Released
19 Dec 1963
Date submitted
12 Dec 1963
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Kenya Celebrates Uhuru. DESCRIPTION: Our picture shows Prince Philip at the Kenya Independence Celebrations and also the opening of the new Parliament. SHOTLIST: Key scene. TS guests presented to Prince Philip. MS same. Pan same. MS guests. LS Jomo Kenyatta and Prince Philip amongst crowd. CU Kenyatta and Prince Philip. GV both in crowd. GV interior parliament. MS members seated. TS same. MS same standing. GV officials enter. MS audience. LS Prince Philip seated. Pan members of parliament. LS Kenyatta addresses assembly, pan same and Duke arrive at State Ball. MS band. MS Kenyatta dances with Miss Celia Sandys. MS Duke dances with Mrs Obote (wife of Uganda’s Prime Minister). GV dancing. MS same. MS Duke dancing. MCU Kenyatta and others talking. MS coloured band. GV pan guests twisting. CU same. GV people dancing. MCU same. MS others. MCU same.
Keywords
Royalty; Commemorations; Politics and government; Music and dance; Ceremonies; Independence movements
Locations
Kenya; Nairobi
Footage sources
Central Office of Information
Card file number
87676
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
230
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Kenya Celebrates Uhuru', British Movietone News Issue No. 1802A, 19 Dec 1963. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/25365 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)