Reluctant Queen

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2061A
Date Released
5 Dec 1968
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Reluctant Queen. DESCRIPTION: Just a faulty oil-valve, but it’s enough to delay acceptance trials of the QE2 by two weeks - and cancel the Charity Christmas Cruise. Our pictures show the speed trials just before she returned to Greenock. SHOTLIST: Aerial view QE2 at sea. Aerial view ditto (x2). Aerial view zoom in side of ship at speed. 3 aerial views - QE2 at speed.
Keywords
Ships and boats
Locations
United Kingdom
Footage sources
Templar Films
Card file number
94193
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
50
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Reluctant Queen', British Movietone News Issue No. 2061A, 5 Dec 1968. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/27657 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)