Queen in Glasgow

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2249
Date Released
10 Jul 1972
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Queen in Glasgow. DESCRIPTION: One of the worst slum areas in Britain, the Gorbals. Now almost demolished and its place, brand new housing estates, one of which was opened by the Queen. The estate cost £7.2 million, it holds 10,000 people on 111 acres. SHOTLIST: SV pan Queen and Duke arriving at new housing development in Glasgow. GV large blocks of flats. SV Queen talking to civic dignitaries. CU Queen smiling. CU Duke smiling and talking to VIPs. SCU Mr Gerald Johnstone’s 2 children standing between mother and father. LV Queen shakes hands with Mrs Johnstone, then two kids. MCU Mrs Johnstone. LV Queen handing over keys to Mr Johnstone. BGV blocks of flats. LV Queen talking to flat dwellers. CU Queen smiling. SV Duke stops and talks to flat dwellers. SCU Queen laughing and talking to women. GV blocks of flats.
Keywords
Royalty; Domestic life
Locations
Glasgow; Scotland
Footage sources
Templar Films
Card file number
98277
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
80
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Queen in Glasgow', British Movietone News Issue No. 2249, 10 Jul 1972. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/29460 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)