News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Paramount News

Issue

Issue No.

2420

Date Released

10 May 1954

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Bannister Beats Four Minute Mile
• 2. Malta Fetes Queen, Duke and Children
• *Warrington Win Rugby Cup Replay

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 2

Summary

Remarkable, even in the experiences of royal tour, is Queen’s visit to Malta. Her Majesty unveils Air Forces’ Memorial to Malta defenders, then reviews parade of combined services. Duke of Cornwall and Princess Ann have time of their young lives, first aboard royal yacht and then ashore.

Keywords

Royalty; Commemorations; Ships and boats; Children; Ceremonies; Military

Library number

22295

Length of story (in feet)

516

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name

Reuters Archive Licensing: Screen Ocean

Email

info@screenocean.com

Web

http://reuters.screenocean.com/

Phone

+44(0)1954 262052

Address

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London
SW1P 2TX

Notes

British Pathe Ltd (qv) also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.

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