Ready for the Royal Wedding

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
286
Date Released
26 Nov 1934
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Ready for the Royal Wedding. SHOTLIST: Close shots of the gates of Buckingham Palace. Shot of the street and ‘buses and the camera takes you along the streets showing the scaffolding and seats for the spectators. Shot of the door and the house of No 3 Belgrave Square the future home of the Duke and Duchess. Interior shot of the Royal Artillery Band playing. Close shot of the band and the various instruments being played. CUs of the individual instruments playing the Wedding March. Shot of London floodlit. Shot of the Duke landing from ship. Shot inspecting in Naval Uniform aboard ship. He is seen chatting to sailors. Various shots taken during Empire Tours. Close shot with Naval Captain and the Prince of Wales. Shots taken with the workers of Britain. Shot of the workmen digging. Scenes taken with the Princess Marina. CU of both, and separately.
Keywords
Royalty; Buildings and structures; Ships and boats; Music and dance; Vehicles; Transport; Industry and manufacture; Ceremonies; Marriages; Navy; Engineering; Military
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
3293
Length of story (in feet)
165
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Ready for the Royal Wedding', British Movietone News Issue No. 286, 26 Nov 1934. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/5222 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)