| ROYAL TOUR 1947 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tape Master: | 7907 | |
| Catalog #: | 283445 | |
| Clip Number: | 283445-3 | |
| Orginal Film: | UN 1696 B | |
| Timecode: | 01:31:38 - 01:36:37 | |
| Location: | Basutoland | |
| Year Shot: | 1947 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CULTURAL GROUPS: African INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: Commonwealth of Nations (British Commonwealth) INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: State Visits, Royal Tour LOCATIONS/AFRICA: Lesotho (Basutoland) ROYALTY: British, George VI (Prince Albert, Duke of York) ROYALTY: British, Princess Margaret ROYALTY: British, Queen Elizabeth (Queen Mother, Queen Mum) ROYALTY: British, Queen Elizabeth II (Princess Elizabeth) | |
| Description: | Shots of traditional thatched huts. L/S of Chieftainess Nantesebi (Mantsebo?) Seeoiso leaving her dwelling, which has a stone foundation with a thatched roof. She walks with a small group of men and women through the village which is set on a hillside covered with loose stones. Shots of village dwellers - adults and children. CU a group of Basuto children. MS Basuto horsemen riding down the treacherous hill slopes most wear a gay shawl wrapped around them. C/U head shot of the Chieftainess. Several C/Us of Africans. The royals arrive and are greeted by a chief or senior tribesman. C/Us of the King and Queen. The royals get into their car and are driven off, followed by uniformed Africans on horseback. | |
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