Princess In Zanzibar (1956)

Zanzibar, East Africa. LV. Royal yacht Britannia in Zanzibar harbour. TV. Princess Margaret steps out of the barge and is greeted by the British Resident, Mr Robert Alford. GV. Old building with people looking from the roof. GV. Masses of people in the streets. CV. Faces of men watching. CV. Women in Purdah, one showing her eyes. GV. Princess Margaret shakes hands with the Sultan of Zanzibar, Seyyid Sir Khalifa bin Harub and she shakes hands with the Sultana. They walk into the Sultan’s palace. Sultan gives a cheerful wave to the camera. TV. Masses of people dancing in the street outside the palace carrying swords. TV. Men dancing. CV. A bearded dancer’s face. CV. Dancers’ faces. LV. The palace with Princess Margaret, the Sultan and the Sultana on the balcony. SV. Princess Margaret talking to the Sultana. SV. Church of Christ, Zanzibar - camera tilts down to Princess Margaret walking through crowd after the service. GV. Women watching from a roof. SV. Women in colourful traditional clothes holding babies.
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