Princess Margaret Launches Edinburgh Castle (1947)

Unused / unissued footage - dates and locations may be unclear / unknown. Cuts from newsreel 47/84 - Princess Margaret launches Edinburgh Castle at Belfast, Northern Ireland. Princess Margaret performs her first solo public engagement at Belfast. Front and side views of ships sliding down the slipway. L/S Princess Margaret, Earl Granville, Governor of Northern Ireland and others mounting the launching platform. A young man holding a bunch of flowers talks to Margaret. View of the ship with props holding it in place. M/S of the wash breaking on the dock as the ship enters the water. C/U pan side view of the ship. M/S of the name on the side of the ship. M/S of the bridge. M/S back view of Margaret and others watching the ship slide down the slipway. 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. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT