Accession Of King Gustav VI (1950)

Unissued / unused footage - dates and locations may be unclear / unknown. Swedish newsreel titles read: ’30 OKTOBER 1950 - Gustaf VI Adolf - Sveriges Konung’. Royal Palace, Stockholm in Sweden. Various shots of guards in bearskins marching across courtyard; soldiers in tin hats and long coats standing to attention. L/S of Royal car arriving. M/S of Ministers entering the palace. General shots of crowd listening to speech by Lejonbacken. Shots of small crowds standing around listening to speech, coming through on car radios. L/S of men preparing the balcony of the Palace. Several shots of huge crowd in front of Palace, cheering. L/S as the King comes out onto balcony. L/S of crowd. L/S of King on balcony speaking to crowd. L/S crowd calling for the Crown Prince. L/S of Queen Louise and the King carrying the Crown Prince as they walk into the balcony. L/S of the King with Crown Prince Carl Gustav in his arms on balcony. The Prince waves to the crowds. King speaks and advises crowd to