Coronation: Described by Leslie Mitchell

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
416
Date Released
24 May 1937
Date submitted
20 May 1937
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Naval Review. DESCRIPTION: The Naval Review - From the Royal Yacht ‘Victoria and Albert’, the King, the Queen and Princess Elizabeth review the Fleet. There is also a strong foreign contingent at the Review with the ‘Admiral Graf Spee’ representing Germany. SHOTLIST: The King, Queen and Princess at Portsmouth welcomed by officers. Shot of the King and Queen boarding the Royal Yacht. King walking up gangway alone. Royal salute of 21 guns being fired. Shots of battleships. Close shot of the King in naval uniform. He receives on the ‘Victoria and Albert’ Naval men of foreign ships. Queen is seen talking with Sir Samuel Hoare and the Duke of Kent. The Princess Elizabeth leans over side watching ships with her cousin Lord Louis Mountbatten. Good shot this. With King, Queen, Princess Elizabeth walks along to the Bridge. ‘Victoria and Albert’ passing through lines of the fleet. Elevated shot of sailors giving three cheers for the King. Shots of the individual ships of the Fleet dressed. Shot of the Yacht passing ships at sea. Shot (LS) of King on bridge. Shot of the German ‘Admiral Graf Spee’ dressed. Shot of Aircraft Carrier dressed. Other foreign ships including Dunkirk, Russian Battleship and ‘New York’. Fleet air arm planes in aerial formation. Aerial over the fleet includes the Royal Yacht. The ‘Nelson’, The ‘Rodney’, ‘Royal Oak’, ‘Ramillies’, ‘Resolution’ etc. Planes in air. Aerial of the ‘Queen Elizabeth’. Aerial over A/C Glorious. Aerial over the Fleet. Night shots of the Fleet illuminated. Day shots of Admiral’s Barge nearing the Nelson. King boards same. Night shots of searchlights over the sea. The King inspects the ship’s company. Marines present Arms and King salutes. He walks down the ranks. Close shots of the King on board and leaving ship. Sailors cheer. King in royal barge saluting as the launch leaves. Shot of the White Ensign flying.
Keywords
Royalty; Politics and government; Ships and boats; Aviation; Ceremonies; Navy; Military
Footage sources
Local
Card file number
5378
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
299
Story extras:
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'Coronation: Described by Leslie Mitchell', British Movietone News Issue No. 416, 24 May 1937. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/7637 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)