News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Their Majesties in the North

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
508
Date Released
27 Feb 1939
Date submitted
25 Feb 1939
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 11
Section Title
News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Royal Visit to Durham. DESCRIPTION: The King and Queen open the Team Valley Trading Estate at Gateshead. SHOTLIST: Accompanied by Mr Ernest Brown, their Majesties tour a training centre. Next day they are given a great welcome at Durham where they make an appearance on the balcony of the town hall with Mr Brown, Lord and Lady Londonderry and the Mayor and Mayoress. Then their Majesties visit Tow Law. As part of the tour the royal pair open the Team Valley Estate. Issue Story GV the King inspects soldiers. GV Their Majesties on dais. MS AS King & Queen each pull ribbon to open estate but bow won’t untie. GV dais. MS The King cuts ribbon with scissors and smiles broadly.
Keywords
Royalty; Education and training; Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Ceremonies; Local government; Military
Locations
Gateshead
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
35711
Credits:
Commentator
Alan Howland
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
30
Story extras:
Film clip

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'News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Their Majesties in the North', British Movietone News Issue No. 508, 27 Feb 1939. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/9730 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)