New Governor of Edinburgh Castle

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2143A
Date Released
2 Jul 1970
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: New Governor of Edinburgh Castle. DESCRIPTION: A ceremony of pageant and history as the new Governor of Edinburgh Castle is installed. Troops from ten Scottish Regiments on parade as the Key of the Castle is formally handed over to Lt General Sir Henry Leask, the 93rd. man to hold the office since the twelfth century. SHOTLIST: GV Edinburgh Castle. SV Heralds slow march onto parade ground zoom back to GV. SV pan new Governor, Lt General Sir Henry Leask marches onto parade ground. GV crowd. SV Herald hands scroll to Governor. SV pan key party with key on cushion. LV Guard of Honour. GV zoom in officer forward & Governor places hand on key. SV guard on key. GV guard of honour. SV officers on rampart of castle. GV zoom in Governor & key party enter castle.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Customs and traditions; Ceremonies; Military
Locations
Edinburgh
Footage sources
Templar Films
Card file number
96127
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
71
Story extras:
Film clip

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'New Governor of Edinburgh Castle', British Movietone News Issue No. 2143A, 2 Jul 1970. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/28389 (Accessed 24 May 2025)