Diamonds and Princess Anne

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2218A
Date Released
9 Dec 1971
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Diamonds and Princess Anne. DESCRIPTION: Princess Anne visits the Diamond Trading Company’s HQ in London, where two million pounds worth of jewels are on display. SHOTLIST: GV exterior building. CU South African motif on building. MS Princess Anne being introduced by Sir Philip Oppenheimer to members of staff. CU people watching from balcony. MLS party including Anne looking at heaps of diamonds laid out on table. MS ditto. MCU pan heaps of diamonds. CU Anne looking at same. MS people working at bench. CU man selecting stones. BCU stones being sorted. CU stones being laid. Tilt up to GV sorting room.
Keywords
Royalty; Fashion and costume
Locations
London
Card file number
97711
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Reginald William Smith
Length of story (in feet)
108
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Diamonds and Princess Anne', British Movietone News Issue No. 2218A, 9 Dec 1971. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/29167 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)