Queen Sees New Yacht Britannia

Series

Series Name
British Paramount News

Issue

Issue No.
2419
Date Released
6 May 1954
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 6
Summary
On three day visit to African colony Queen inaugurates Owen Falls Dam. Tobruk Her Majesty calls on King Idris of Libya before going aboard royal yacht.
Keywords
Royalty; Ships and boats; Ceremonies; Engineering
Locations
Uganda
Library number
22293
Length of story (in feet)
265

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Reuters Archive Licensing: Screen Ocean
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Notes
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'Queen Sees New Yacht Britannia', British Paramount News Issue No. 2419, 6 May 1954. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/44978 (Accessed 06 Mar 2025)