Duke Of Edinburgh Opens New Air Terminal (1963)

Unissued / Unused material - Prince Philip opens a terminal in London to allow airport passengers to check in in Kensington. Cromwell Road, Kensington, London. MS Three girls standing under an umbrella in street in the rain. VS Exterior of BEA Air Terminal at Cromwell Road, which the Duke of Edinburgh will open. MS Prince Philip steps out of car on arrival and is greeted by Lord and Lady Douglas, of Kirtleside. MS Prince Philip being introduced to . executives and other people in the reception lounge. VS BEA Traffic Director Mr EP Whitfield showing a full scale model of the air terminal to the Duke, Various GV inside main hall of terminal with people seated in rows to listen to the Duke’s opening speech. VS People in the gathering. LS The Duke takes his seat in the dais after unveiling a plaque. VS The Duke taking a look at the ’Check in’ and ’ticket desk’, etc. He asks a lot of questions to the hostesses in the terminal and also has a laugh with them. VS The Duke walking through another part
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