Duke Visits The Whalers (1957)

South Georgia, Antarctica. LV. Whaling ship lying alongside the royal yacht Britannia. SV. Back view, Duke of Edinburgh leaning over the side looking. SV. Back view, sailors on side of ship arranging for basket to be sent over. AS. The basket with the Duke in it, he waves, he seems to lose his gloves which fall down into the water. He looks down for it, amid waving to other people. TV. The basket is lowered aboard whaler and it gets on deck. Duke steps out. LV. From whaler, she pulls away from Britannia. LV. Duke stands on type of bridge on the whaler, with him is another man, probably Duke’s Private Secretary, Lieutenant Commander Michael Parker. LV. The whaler steaming along. SV. On board whaler showing the harpoon gun. SV. Group on bridge, Prince Philip in the group. GV. Pack ice shot from the whaler. TV. & SV. Thick ice in water. SCU. Duke standing on the bridge looking down, then he points. TV. Seal or walrus running along the ice and into the water as the boat goes by. SV. Men on bridge. GV. From boa
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