Metadata
WORK ID: YFA 1121 (Master Record)
| Title | Year | Date |
| WAKEFIELD ROYAL VISIT | 1949 | 1949-01-01 |
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Details
Original Format: 16mm Colour: Black & White Sound: Silent Duration: 5 mins 33 secs Credits: PROPERTY OF WRC POLICE Subject: MONARCHY / ROYALTY |
| Summary This film is part of the Wakefield Museum Collection and consists of footage from a visit of Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip to Wakefield, where they attended to a variety of official engagements. |
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Description
This film is part of the Wakefield Museum Collection and consists of footage from a visit of Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip to Wakefield, where they attended to a variety of official engagements.
Title-Visit of their Royal Highnesses the Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh and the Duke of Edinburgh to Wakefield Wednesday, 27th July, 1949.
Title-Arrival at the County Hall.
The royal car passes through the streets of Wakefield where crowds of people are waving as the couple as they...
This film is part of the Wakefield Museum Collection and consists of footage from a visit of Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip to Wakefield, where they attended to a variety of official engagements.
Title-Visit of their Royal Highnesses the Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh and the Duke of Edinburgh to Wakefield Wednesday, 27th July, 1949.
Title-Arrival at the County Hall.
The royal car passes through the streets of Wakefield where crowds of people are waving as the couple as they arrive at County Hall to be received by Alderman Tomlinson.
Title-Their Royal Highnesses are received at The County Hall by Alderman T. Tomlinson, B.E.M., J.P. (Chairman of the County Council)
Title-The Guard of Honour 4th battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry.
The Duke inspects the Guard of Honour from the 4th Battalion Light Infantry division, and afterwards the Princess and the Duke walk down Wood Street, stopping to talk to well-wishers on the way.
Title-The Royal Party walking down Wood Street to the Town Hall.
Title-The Lord Lieutenant of the County, Lord Scarborough presents The Mayor of Wakefield, Alderman R. Firth.
There is an introduction.
Title-Sheila Wild (eight year-old niece of the Mayoress) presents the Princess with a bouquet of roses.
Title-The Duke of Edinburgh inspects the Guard of Honour accompanied by Lieut-Col. M.A.C.P. Kaye, T.D. (Officer Commanding 4th Bat. K.O.Y.L.I.)
Title-The choir of the Thornes House Grammar School conducted by Miss M.E. Markland sing for their Royal Highnesses.
The Royal couple, the Mayor and Mayoress watch from the Town Hall balcony as the Choir from Thornes Grammar School perform a concert. Following this the Royal couple wave down from a balcony at all of the people who have gathered to see them.
Title-The Royal Party leave for the Great Yorkshire Show.
They walk to car and drive off to make an appearance at the Great Yorkshire Show and the crowds begin to disperse.
Title-The End.
THIS IS A NEGATIVE
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