Prince Charles Visits New Delhi

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2387
Date Released
2 Mar 1975
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 3
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Prince Charles Visits New Delhi. DESCRIPTION: Making his first visit to New Delhi, the Prince of Wales is accompanied by Lord Mountbatten, India’s last Viceroy. After the official engagements, Prince Charles took time off to play polo and led his team to victory. SHOTLIST: GV City of Old Delhi with the great red mosque in b/g. SV street scene in Old Delhi with bullock car moving through. SV night as Prince Charles descends steps of plane, he shakes hands with Mr BD Jatti, Vice President of India at Palam Airport. SV Lord Mountbatten steps down from gangway, shakes hands with Mr Jatti, he goes on to shake hands with VIPs, Prince Charles comes into picture and faces camera. CU Guard of Honour. SV Prince Charles posing for press with Mountbatten & Jatti. End of night sequence. GV Secretariat Building by British Government. GV Viceroy’s House (Now President’s House in New Delhi). SV Charles entering room shakes hands with the President of India, Mr FA Ahmed, Mountbatten shakes hands with President. CU Mountbatten. SV Charles talking to President. GV in garden of President’s house. SV Charles walking with Mrs Gandhi & Mountbatten through gardens. LV Charles walking down steps of President’s House and Mountbatten who chats to Charles about the building. SV Charles lays a wreath at Mahatma Gandhi memorial. SV uniformed officers watching. SV pan as Charles & Mountbatten walk away from memorial. GV Prince & party walk toward the Pearl Mosque. SV Pearl Mosque through arches. SV Charles being shown some of the stones which craftsmen are preparing to replace missing stones. SV workers operating their hand drill to shape stones. SV window of inlaid marble work. GV Prince Charles in car & others leave main gate at Red Fort with stone elephants on either side. SV Charles shaking hands with famous bodyguard ‘turbaned’. SV horses being shown to Prince. LV Lancer. SV Charles inspecting Lancers. CU Lancer. GV Prince Charles playing polo between Plumed Cornotes (Charles’ team) and Ashoka Lions, who lost. SV pan Charles racing up field on horse. SV group of Indian women watching. SV Charles holding cup. Stock Shots - GV Old Delhi. Cattle in Old Delhi. Secretariat Building. Viceroy’s House (New President’s house).
Keywords
Royalty; Commemorations; Sport; Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Mass media; Aviation; Industry and manufacture; Ceremonies; Animals; Military
Locations
India
Card file number
75/82
Credits:
Commentator
Leonard Martin
Camera
Ved Parkash
Length of story (in feet)
270
Story extras:
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'Prince Charles Visits New Delhi', British Movietone News Issue No. 2387, 2 Mar 1975. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/30639 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)