| Top News Stories Of 1955 - Royal Romance | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1612 |
| Catalog #: | 353814 | |
| Clip Number: | 353814-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 028-738-07 | |
| Timecode: | 00:52:26 - 00:53:08 | |
| Location: | London, England | |
| Year Shot: | 1955 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | BEHAVIOR, HUMAN: Love, Romance, Courtship LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, London PERSONALITIES: Townsend, Peter, Group Captain ROYALTY: British, Princess Margaret | |
| Description: | Princess Margaret’s romance ended the breathless anticipation of millions, as the princess chose between love and duty, and rejected her suitor RAF Hero, Copt. Peter Townsend. Princess Margaret has reached a crossroads of her romance with Capitan Peter Townsend. Faced with opposition from her family and the church to marry a divorced man, the Princess chose duty before love. CUS - Princess Margaret walking wearing a fur coat escorted by palace guards, people line the walkways watching the Princess. MCUS - Newspaper stand, headlines - "Princess Margaret - The Nation Waits". MCUS - RAF hero and suitor to Princess Margaret, Peter Twonsend walking to his car. CUS - Princess Margaret walking with clergy smiling, she stops just before she gets in her car. | |
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