ROYAL: King George VI opens Maritime Museum in Greenwich

Record ID: 191112

  • Title: ROYAL: King George VI opens Maritime Museum in Greenwich
  • Date: 29th April 1937
  • Summary: SLATE INFORMATION: FATHER THAMES RESUMES ROLE OF ROYAL HIGHWAY Their Majesties with Princess Elizabeth travel by water to open National Maritime Museum. ENGLAND: London: EXT King & Queen with Princess Elizabeth travel by power-barge to open National Maritime Museum at Greenwich. London to Greenwich, England Side view sailors push launch away. Pan King on launch moving away. Gen. view boats down river. Pan King's launch. Gen. view boats under Tower Bridge. Gen. View National Maritime Museum. CU Queen Mary's out of car. Long view Queen out of launch. CU King out of launch. Semi view King & Queen & Princess Elizabeth into car. Pan car off. Semi view Queen Mary up steps. Semi top view King & Queen out of car. Long view King inspects Troops. CU King inspects troops. Intr. scenes. Semi top view King speaks. Gen view. applause. Long view Royal Party upstairs to model. Semi view & long view party looking at model. CU model. of Charles I flagship. Extr. scenes. Long view pan Queen & party along terrace. Semi view pan King along terrace. Side view King & Queen into car. Pan car away. GOOD SCENES. Gen view boats up the river approaching Greenwich. Long view King's launch stops. Pan King Queen & Princess Elizabeth. Long view Museum. Top view Queen Mary's car arrives. Semi view Queen Mary out of car. Crowd shot. Top view King's car arrives. Side view Princess Elizabeth out of car. Long view Queen Mary on steps. CU King inspecting troops. Long view royal party into doorway. Intr. scenes. Gen view interior building. Pan King & Queen walk round model Extr. scenes. Semi view Queen Mary in car. Long & semi views King & Queen down steps. Pan car away. CU King & Queen in car. Sound Effects. King in speech congratulates those responsible for organising the Museum. England: King & Queen with princess Elizabeth travel by power barge to open National Maritime Museum, at Greenwich. Greenwich (London to) England Side view sailors push launch away. Pan King on launch moving away. Gen. view boats under Tower Bridge. Gen view National Maritime Museum. CU Queen Mary out of car. Long view Queen out of launch. CU king out of launch Semi view King & Queen & Princess Elizabeth into car. Pan car off. Semi view Queen Mary up steps. Semi top view King & Queen out of car. Long view King inspects Troops. CU King inspects troops. Intr. scenes. Semi top view King speaks. Gen view applause. Long view royal party upstairs to model. Semi view & long view party looking at model. Cu model of Charles 1 flagship. Extr. scenes. Long view pan Queen & party along terrace. Semi view pan king along terrace. Side view King & Queen into car. Pan car away. GOOD SCENES: Gen view boats up the river approaching. Greenwich. Long view King's launch stops. Pan King, Queen & Princess Elizabeth. Long view Museum. Top view Queen Mary's car arrives. Semi view Queen Mary out of car. Crowd shot. Top view King's car arrives. Side view Princess Elizabeth out of car. Long view Queen Mary on steps. CU King inspecting troops. Long view royal party into doorway. Intr. scenes. Gen view interior building. Pan King & Queen. walk round model. Extr. scenes. Semi view Queen Mary in car. Long & semi views King & Queen down steps. Pan car away. CU King & Queen in car. Sound Effects: King. in speech congratulates those responsible for organizing the Museum. Royalty; King George VI of Great Britain (1936-52), Queen Elizabeth of Great Britain, the Queen Mother (1900- ), Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain (b. 1926, reigned 1952- ), Ships and Boats
  • Embargoed: 14th May 1937 13:00
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  • Location: LONDON to GREENWICH, ENGLAND GREENWICH (LONDON to) ENGLAND
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  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Topics: Royalty,Royalty
  • Reuters ID: LVA1GBH8FUSSEXMTHIMK96UJKRR1
  • Story Text: King George VI, Queen Elizabeth and Princess Elizabeth travel by boat to Greenwich to open the new Maritime Museum.
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