Unissued / unused footage - dates and locations may be unclear or unknown.
King Farouk in Santa Marinella, Italy.
General views of King Farouk's dining table. Various shots of the rooms in the hotel or villa 'Le Palme', presumably where the King will be staying in Santa Marinella....
Unissued / unused footage - dates and locations may be unclear or unknown.
King Farouk in Santa Marinella, Italy.
General views of King Farouk's dining table. Various shots of the rooms in the hotel or villa 'Le Palme', presumably where the King will be staying in Santa Marinella. C/U of Professor Livio Boni. Views of the sea front taken from the Villa 'Le Palme'. C/U of various personalities. General views of villa. C/U of locals. Nice shots of Italian men in shirts and jeans, sitting on sea front railing by hotel - could be used to illustrate the attractions of the Italian male!
C/U of Farouk, Narriman, and baby King Ahmed Fuad II alighting from coach, and walking through dense crowd. M/S of Farouk and Narriman chatting good-humouredly with their host. L/S of cameramen waiting for the Royal visitors in cafe or dining room.
L/S of Nanny with King Ahmed Fuad in arms attempting to avoid photographers. General views of food being prepared in the kitchenette. L/S of photographers being evicted from the villa grounds. M/S of Queen Narriman accompanied by Farouk's two daughters pushing the baby King in perambulator in the Hotel grounds.
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