Royal Tour Of Midlands (1949)

Unused / unissued footage - dates and locations may be unknown / unclear. Cuts from newsreel 49/53 - Royal Tour of Midlands - Brocklehurst, Macclesfield, Derby and Nottingham. General view inside weaving workshop at silk factory in Brocklehurst. Princess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth) chatting to workers at spinning and weaving machines and watching people at work. Princess, Duke of Edinburgh (Prince Philip) and town officials entering Town Hall at Macclesfield. C/U of ’Welcome’ banner over the Town Hall; pan to Royal Car pulling up amid cheering crowds. Princess and Duke walking from car up to platform in front of Town Hall. L/S of Royal couple on balcony of Town Hall at Derby waving to crowds. M/S of Princess Elizabeth watching weaving machine at Brocklehurst silk works and chatting to workers as before. M/S of the Princess being presented with bouquet by schoolgirl Shirley Hankinson upon arrival at Macclesfield railway station. M/S as the Princess looks at machines in sil