Gateway to Principality

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1945
Date Released
12 Sep 1966
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Gateway to Principality. DESCRIPTION: The Queen opens the Severn Bridge linking South West with South Wales. The most advanced engineering achievement of its kind in the world, it confirms Britain’s leadership in the design of Roadways in the Air. SHOTLIST: Key Scene. GV new Severn Bridge. GV ditto. LAS cables supporting bridge. GV looking across bridge. GV ferry boat passes under bridge. GV shadow of bridge tower on water. GV Severn Bridge. Top shot security official. GV crowds waiting for arrival of Queen. MS policeman on duty. MS Welsh miners pass holding banners. Barbara Castle walking between the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh. GV new Severn Bridge looking along roadway. LAS royal crest on bridge. MS pan Queen and Duke arrive to open bridge. Top shot crowd. MS Queen and Duke get into car to cross bridge. LAS Union Jack. MS Queen’s car passes to cross bridge. Tracking shot cross bridge. MLS crowd applauding. MS from inside bus as it crosses bridge. Tracking shot cars crossing bridge. Tracking shot past crowds. LAS Welsh flag. MS Queen and Duke pan as stone is unveiled. MCU unveiled stone. MS Queen and Barbara Castle look out onto bridge. 2 shots Barbara Castle talks to Duke. Tracking shot along part of M4 motorway behind border of South Wales. GV fly-overs on M4. LS ditto. MS Queen & Barbara Castle look at model of motorway. CU model pan up to Queen. MCU Queen and Duke look at model. LS fly-over on M4. GV ditto. GV new Severn Bridge. GV Severn Bridge at night. GV ditto.
Keywords
Royalty; Ceremonies; Engineering
Locations
Wales; England; Severn Bridge
Card file number
91556
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Robert Hawkins
Length of story (in feet)
246
Story extras:
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'Gateway to Principality', British Movietone News Issue No. 1945, 12 Sep 1966. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/26581 (Accessed 08 Feb 2025)