Selected Originals - Queen Meets Commonwealth Ministers (1953)

Selected Originals (offcuts, selected scenes, out takes, rushes) for story “Queen meets Commonwealth Ministers“ - 53/40. Similar footage to the newsreel story. Queen Elizabeth meets Commonwealth Ministers at large ceremony. The Prime Minister Winston Churchill gives a rousing speech, Westminster Hall, London. Queen arriving and being greeted by Mr Holt. SV. Guests seated at table. GV. Churchill speaking. (for lead in) GV. Speech Sequence. SV. Guests seated at table (with fanfare) GV. Guests rising. SV. Various shots of Churchill speaking. L/S of the Queen walking through the centre of the guests as the national anthem draws to a close. L/S Churchill speaks again - “...institutional Monarchy and the Republic of the United Sates of America is the hatred of dictatorship.“ - this is met by cheers and clapping from the guests. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES.
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