| ROYAL TOUR 1947 Good shots of the royal family onboard 'Vanguard' in 1947. | ||
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| Tape Master: | 7890 | |
| Catalog #: | 2261 | |
| Clip Number: | 2261-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | UN 1637 A | |
| Timecode: | 01:40:48 - 01:45:04 | |
| Location: | South Africa | |
| Year Shot: | 1947 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | LOCATIONS/AFRICA: South Africa 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) TRANSPORTATION/BOATS & SHIPS: Military | |
| Description: | ROYAL TOUR 1947 Good shots of the royal family onboard 'Vanguard' in 1947 on trip to South Africa. Nice informal shots of the Royal Family. LS activity on deck of aircraft carrier, royal guests watch from elevated viewing area. TLS King George VI watching from viewing area. LS ground crew member on deck using signals to direct incoming craft, pan to plane landing on deck. MS plane taxiing on deck. Nice MSs of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (later Queen Mother) lying on their stomachs on ship deck learning how to fire rifles, Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) and Princess Margaret sit near their parents. LS/TLS ship being tossed around in very rough seas. TLS helicopter lifting off and hovering over the aircraft carrier. MS King George VI in shorts playing deck tennis with other men, pan to the Queen and Princesses watching. MS royal family seated on deck chairs, King fixes his tennis shoe. Nice shot of the Queen and Princesses leaning against the rail, Elizabeth lightly nibbles on the end of her sunglasses, pan to King talking to young man. Nice CU of the Queen, pan to nice CU of Princess Margaret with her hair blowing in the wind. MS as Naval Officer shows a rifle to Princess Elizabeth and an unidentified woman. MS of Princess Elizabeth kneeling on deck with young unidentified woman, Elizabeth laughs and walks over to speak to her mother, they both laugh. MS Princess Elizabeth and unidentified woman lying on deck sighting rifles. Nice MS of Princess Elizabeth and Naval officer sighting riffles. MSs of the Queen and Princesses standing on deck wearing headscarves, the King is in naval uniform, it is extremely windy. MS Princess Elizabeth and unidentified woman sighting riffles. MSs Queen Elizabeth filming through small film camera. MS Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret on rifle range with Queen Elizabeth. Intimate MSs of Princess Elizabeth holding two tiny newborn kittens called Pip and Squeak, Princess Margaret is seated next to her, they both wear cute outfits. MS Princesses with cat and kittens. | |
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