ELIZABETH IS QUEEN - REEL 1

Elizabeth Is Queen - Reel 1 1953

Star Item

Description

Both, the negative and combined print of this film were transferred - the films are identical and the other can be found on Pathe Master tape *PM1513*. COLOUR.

Associated British Pathe presents - ELIZABETH IS QUEEN - The Coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth June 2nd 1953 - Music arranged and conducted by Sir Adrian Boult assisted by Doreen Carwithen with the London Philharmonic Orchestra - Narration written by John Pudney and spoken by Leo Genn - Film by Pathe Cameramen in Warnercolour and processed at Denham Laboratories - Edited by Lionel Hoare, A. Milner-Gardner & Terry Trench - Sound Recording by W. S. Bland & George Newberry - Director of Photography Terry Ashwood - Produced by Howard Thomas

Long shot of Westminster Abbey, bells ringing. An elderly man looking through the window - Marcus Adams, Royal photographer. He sits at his desk and opens a photo album. First photograph is of young Queen Mother with baby Elizabeth in her lap. Close up shot of the photograph. Mr Adams turns pages of the album to show various photographs of Princess Elizabeth as a child. Several close up shots of gadgets he used to amuse young Princess while taking photos - some of those are also seen on photographs.
Various shots o of the countryside around Windsor. Two horse riders are seen riding slowly through the wood. Several shots of grove of oaks planted by George VI for his coronation. Close up shot of plaque commemorating event. Various shots of the Windsor Castle and its towers.
Cut back to Mr Adams and his photographs - Queen is seen on photographs with King, Queen, Princess Margaret, alone - and as a young woman with Prince Charles and Princess Anne. Various shots of oil paintings of the members of Royal family - from Queen Victoria to Queen Elizabeth II.
Towers of Westminster Abbey with bells ringing. Various shots of flags, flowers and other decorations on streets of London. Pearly King and Queen leave their heavily decorated house and climb up into decorated carriage - they look impressive.

less

Data

Cataloguer:: Sanja
Stock:: Colour
Sound:: Sound
Media URN:: 70687
Sort Number:: DOCS

Time in/Out:: 01:00:29:00 / 01:09:37:00
Canister:: DOCS
Film ID:: 1511.01
Issue Date:: 1953

Stills

Comments (0)

We always welcome comments and more information about our films.

All posts are reactively checked. Libellous and abusive comments are forbidden.

Add your comment

Twenty Acts of Terror

More Galleries

Terrorism is nothing new. The Pathe archive has a vast collection of material related to terrorist attacks dating back to 1919 right through to the 2006 London bombings.

Winston Churchill’s Finest Quotes

More Galleries

The great politician and orator Winston Churchill left behind a sea of humourous quips and discerning quotes. We remember some of his finest epigrams and witty ripostes.

10 Tragedies Caught on Film

More Galleries

British Pathe captured many extraordinary events on film over its 80 year history but sometimes the cameras were switched on when tragedy struck.

Related Videos

Hide

: King's Colours For RAF - Short Version; Princess Elizabeth presents RAF with King's Colours at parade in Hyde Park.

: Astra Special - King's Colours For RAF - Long Version; Princess Elizabeth presents RAF with King's Colours at parade in Hyde Park.

: Welcome The Queen - 1b; Mute duplicate footage from documentary tracing the Royal Tour of the Commonwealth.

: Elizabeth Is Queen - Reel 1; Coronation of the Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey - introduction.

: Royal Silver Wedding Reel 2 Of 2; Retrospective look at married life of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth.

: The Royal Progress In New Zealand ( AKA Royal Tour Of Australasia ); Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip continue their tour of New Zealand.

: The Royal Tour - Fiji And Tonga - Reel 1 (Part 2); Colour documentary - Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip touring Commonwealth countries.

&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;script type="mce-text/javascript" language="javascript" src="http://adserver.adtech.de/addyn/3.0/1287/3694797/0/170/ADTECH;loc=700;key=oly12; target=_blank;grp=[group]" data-mce-src="http://adserver.adtech.de/addyn/3.0/1287/3694797/0/170/ADTECH;loc=700;key=oly12;target=_blank;grp=[group]"&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/script&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;noscript&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href="http://adserver.adtech.de/adlink/3.0/1287/3694797/0/170/ADTECH;loc=300;key=oly12;grp=[group]" target="_blank"&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;img src="http://adserver.adtech.de/adserv/3.0/1287/3694797/0/170/ADTECH;loc=300;key=oly12;grp=[group]" border="0" width="300" height="250"&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/noscript&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;

Death Row in Wartime: 8 Images

More Galleries

The death penalty has been carried out in almost all societies and although these images from WWI and WWII are unsettling, they still provide a raw account of events from a certain time.

Buchenwald Concentration Camp

More Galleries

The images taken from inside Buchenwald Concentration Camp after its Liberation show us what it was like; it tells us what happened and forces us to remember.

WW1: Animals In War

More Galleries

Animals are often the forgotten army of World War I. They displayed unwavering courage even when exposed to extreme conditions. British Pathé pay tribute to these forgotten warriors.

Prince Philip's Classic Quotes

More Galleries

The Duke of Edinburgh has many talents, but it is his unique way with words that often receives the most attention.

Bloodiest Battles Caught On Film

More Galleries

WW2 accounted for over 60m deaths and innumerable lives shattered. Pathé cameras took to land, sea and air to record the bloodshed. Here are the 10 bloodiest battles that were caught on film.

Before They Were Famous

More Galleries

British Pathé filmed the 20th Century's biggest names, some of them before they even became famous. Click through and guess who these soon-to-be celebrities were when first captured by our cameras.

10 Amazing Transport Inventions

More Galleries

Private UFOs, flying bicycles, motorised wheels - Pathe's archive is awash with fabulous films of canny and creative transport inventions.Take a look at some of the more unusual but ingenious ideas that people have had to beat the traffic.

10 Faces of Evil

More Galleries

Over its history, the Pathe cameras filmed a number of people who had committed heinous crimes. So in no particular order, these images show ten faces of truly evil men and women.

British Pathe