Mountbatten Here after India Farewell
Series
- Series Name
- British Paramount News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 3 / 3
- Summary
- Lord and Lady Mountbatten return to England after representing the Crown in India. During last crowded hours in India, Governor-General and wife attend banquet held in their honour, mix with 6,000 people at open-air party, and finally say goodbye, leaving behind them millions of friends.
- Keywords
- Aristocracy; Social events; Independence movements; Military
- Library number
- 17005
- Length of story (in feet)
- 384
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- Reuters Archive Licensing: Screen Ocean
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How to cite this record
'Mountbatten Here after India Farewell', British Paramount News Issue No. 1808, 28 Jun 1948. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/41119 (Accessed 08 Feb 2025)