Leslie Mitchell Conducts the News Pageant of Movietone. Sports Reported by Alan Howland. Eye-witness Commentaries by Thomas Woodrooffe: Royal Tour Farewells as Seen and Described by Thomas Woodrooffe

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
518
Date Released
8 May 1939
Date submitted
6 May 1939
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
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Section Title
Leslie Mitchell Conducts the News Pageant of Movietone. Sports Reported by Alan Howland. Eye-witness Commentaries by Thomas Woodrooffe
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Royal Tour of Canada - Departure. DESCRIPTION: The King and Queen with the Princesses drive to Waterloo and board a train for Portsmouth. On arrival at Portsmouth they walk to the Guildhall to receive the Keys of the City. Other members of the Royal Family go onboard the "Empress of Australia" to bid Their Majesties farewell. SHOTLIST: GV landau out of Buckingham Palace. TS procession in The Mall as crowd breaks Police cordon and rushes forward. GV landau arrives at Waterloo & Princesses Elizabeth & Margaret then King & Queen alight. MCU Queen Mary kisses Queen Elizabeth then King kisses Queen Mary. MCU Duchess of Gloucester kisses Princess Elizabeth. CU The King. CU Princess Elizabeth (good). MCU Queen boards train. GV Train pulls out. AV Portsmouth Guildhall. TS Royal Party walks across from station to Guildhall & GV. CU Keys of Portsmouth on cushion. GV King presented with Keys. MS King, Queen & Princess Elizabeth. TS Royal car drives away. AV Portsmouth Dockyard. TS ‘Empress of Australia’ Liner at Dockside. TS Queen Mary & other members of the Royal Family board the liner. GV Royal car arriving. TS King, Queen & Princesses board ship & MS. LAS Royal Standard on mast. LAS Flag of Lord High Admiral. GV Sailors carrying Royal baggage onboard. GV Gangplank away. 2 shots ‘Empress of Australia’ away from docks. MCU Naval Officer salutes pan to sailor. TS ‘Empress of Australia’ pulls away & GVs ‘Empress of Australia’ in Channel (x3).
Keywords
Royalty; Buildings and structures; Ships and boats; Vehicles; Railways; Ceremonies; Local government; Navy; Military
Card file number
36720
Credits:
Commentator
Alan Howland
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Commentator
Thomas Woodroffe
Length of story (in feet)
227
Story extras:
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'Leslie Mitchell Conducts the News Pageant of Movietone. Sports Reported by Alan Howland. Eye-witness Commentaries by Thomas Woodrooffe: Royal Tour Farewells as Seen and Described by Thomas Woodrooffe', British Movietone News Issue No. 518, 8 May 1939. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/9952 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)