Collins: Field Marshall Montgomery and Princess Elizabeth in Mansfield

Summary

Amateur film showing Field Marshall Montgomery visiting Queen Elizabeth Grammar School in Mansfield on 13 July 1949, and Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh in Mansfield on 29 June 1949.

Year:

1949

Duration:

0:24:10

Film type:

Colour / Silent

Genre:

Amateur Film

Master format:

16mm

Description

We see shots of Field Marshall Montgomery talking to pupils and cadets at Queen Elizabeth Grammar School in Mansfield. Next we see shots of Montgomery giving a speech at a reception with the Mayor and Mayoress. We then see the intertitle 'Borough of Mansfield Visit of the Royal Highnesses the Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh, KG, Wednesday 29th June 1949' and shots of crowds in Market Place in Mansfield. We then see the Princess and Duke arriving, being introduced to people by the mayor and waving from the Town Hall balcony. There are shots from several cameras as we see both ground level shots in the Market Place and from a high angle.


Credits

No credits specified


Notes

Film shot by Mr Collins who ran a chemists in Mansfield.