Royal Tour 1947 (1947)

Unissued / Unused material. Royal tour of South Africa 1947. Cape Town. LS the mast of the ’Vanguard’ with flags flying. MS King George VI inspecting marines on board. LS royal family walking up the gangplank. MS the King and Queen Elizabeth (later Queen Mother) shaking hands with Field Jan Marshal Smuts etc. LS guard of honour on quay. CU Smuts waving his straw hat as they leave. LS cheering waving crowds on quay, to see the Royal family depart. LS cable car. CU ’Vanguard’. LS crowds waving. LS as the ship sets sail. MS as Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II), wearing fur cape, gets out of car on her 21st birthday. Various shots as she meets officials. MS as four children present her with big arrangement of flowers. CU Elizabeth walking up steps and sitting down on dais. CU Field Marshal Smuts. MS little girls dancing in a line. MS couples dancing around. CU Elizabeth shaking hands with mayor Abe Bloomberg. MS as she gets in car and it drives off. MS car passing waving people, she