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HRH PRINCESS MARGARET
Princess Margaret's personal message, issued from Clarence House, began with these words, ""I should like it to be known that I have decided not to marry Group Captain Peter Townsend"". The announcement followed many months of...
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FRENCH RESISTANCE HONOURED
French paratroops were on parade in Dorset Square, London, for a ceremony attended by the Prime Ministers of Great Britain and of France. Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother went to unveil the plaque in honour of the Free-French Resistance...
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PRINCESS ALEXANDRA WITH RED CROSS -
Princess Alexandra recently carried out her first official public engagement when she visited the State Apartments in St. James's Palace to see the work of the Junior Red Cross. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection....
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THE SHAH IN INDIA
A great welcome awaited the Shah of Iran and Queen Soraya, when they arrived in Delhi on a state visit to India, where they will spend three weeks. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions...
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REVIEW BY THE QUEEN - FOR VALOUR
Three hundred men of supreme valour marched on to Parade in Hyde Park for the Review by the Queen of holders of the Victoria Cross. Since the decoration was instituted a hundred years ago, 1,347 awards have been made. Disclaimer: British...
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TROUBLE IN VENEZUELA
Caracas, the morning after a revolution, in which a would-be dictator (General Jiminez) was deposed at a cost of some three hundred lives. The capital rejoices over its hard-won freedom. But trouble was not yet over. Political feeling...
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CRISIS IN IRAQ
The latest Middle East crisis has flared up in Iraq, a country that produces over thirty million tons of oil a year. In this picture, King Feisal is at Kirkuk, with his uncle, Crown Prince Abdul Illah. Early reports of their fate, given...
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RIVER WARRIORS HAIL THE QUEEN
At Port Harcourt in Eastern Nigeria, the Queen and the Duke watched the war canoe Regatta. Later, some thirty miles from Enugu is the Oji River Leper Settlement. At Apapa Wharf at Lagos, a Guard of Honour from HMS 'Magpie'. By unveiling...
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WHITE CITY - THE KING GEORGE V CUP
The Queen and the Duke, the Queen Mother and Princess Margaret came to the International Horse Show for the highlights - the King George V Cup Contest, which was won by Herr Thiedemann of Germany on ""Meteor"". Her Majesty also presented...
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THE CUP FINAL WON BY WOLVES
About a hundred thousand people came to see the big match at Wembley. But first, the ceremonial: Blackburn Rovers (in track suits) come out with Wolverhampton Wanderers for their formal presentation to His Royal Highness, the Duke of...
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THE PRINCESS IN SCOTLAND
One of Princess Margaret's engagements was at Glasgow Cathedral: the unveiling of stained glass windows in memory of officers and men of the Services in Scotland. The Princess then visited the submarine base at Care Loch and inspected...
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New Telescope Is Britain's Biggest
Dr Spencer Jones, the Astronomer Royal, tells how giant instrument explores heavens. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are...
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WELSH FUSILIERS 250th ANNIVERSARY -
Mr Lloyd George attends the ceremony at Caernarfon Castle. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for historical accuracy...
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GREAT EXPECTATIONS
Babies are headline news in 1964, with four new Royal arrivals expected. We show pictures of the Queen and her children in 1960, Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon with their son Viscount Linley, Princess Alexandra and her husband Angus...
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BRITISH GAMES RECORDS - WHITE CITY
The International Mile at the British Games was won by the Hungarian Tabori in 3 minutes 59 seconds, while Chris Chataway and Brian Hewson both broke four minutes. In the International two miles, Ken Wood fought a duel with another...
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NEW RESEARCH LAB
Our pictures show the new Ship Hydrodynamics Laboratory at Feltham, Middlesex. Prince Philip, who was received there by Lord Hailsham (Minister for Science and Technology), unveiled the tablet recording the opening of the Laboratory. His...
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ALL BLACKS BEAT WELSH HOODOO
On the three previous visits the All Blacks made to Cardiff they have been beaten. Don Clarke scored from a penalty after the first few minutes. Then in the fourteenth minute Bruce Watts scored another goal. The Welsh Captain Rowlands...
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SNOW-QUICK-SNOW
A cross country cycle race through Belgium's ice and snow. Vanden Bosch was the winner. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are...
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PREMIER REVIEWS WESTMINSTER HG -
Mr Churchill inspects the Palace of Westminster Company of the Home Guard. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for...
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MR CHURCHILL SPEAKS TO AMERICA -
The Prime Minister addresses the US Congress. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for historical accuracy and do not...
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MR CHURCHILL SPEAKS TO AMERICA -
The Prime Minister addresses the US Congress. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for historical accuracy and do not...
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PRIME MINISTER IN SCOTLAND -
Mr Churchill spent a few days visited the Home Fleet in northern waters. In Edinburgh he carried out an inspection of Civil Defence personnel. In the Usher Hall he was awarded the Freedom of the City. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an...
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PRIME MINISTER IN SCOTLAND -
Mr Churchill spent a few days visited the Home Fleet in northern waters. In Edinburgh he carried out an inspection of Civil Defence personnel. In the Usher Hall he was awarded the Freedom of the City. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an...
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ART - CHILDREN'S EXHIBITION
Movietone visited the 16th National Children's Art Exhibition. And shows some of the exhibits which are on show there. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or...