News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: The Duchess Abroad HMS Gloucester

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

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

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 11
Section Title
News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Duke and Duchess of Gloucester at Devonport. DESCRIPTION: Accompanied by the Duke, the Duchess of Gloucester visits the Cruiser she had launched sixteen months earlier. SHOTLIST: The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester visit Devonport where they visit the HMS Gloucester. After inspecting the Guard of Honour the royal pair are introduced to the officers and then the Duchess says a few words. The party leave by motor boat. CU Duchess - very nice CUs of Duchess.
Keywords
Royalty; Ships and boats; Ceremonies; Navy; Military
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
35636
Credits:
Commentator
Alan Howland
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
72
Story extras:
Film clip

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'News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: The Duchess Abroad HMS Gloucester', British Movietone News Issue No. 508, 27 Feb 1939. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/9731 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)