May Wedding - Material From Buckingham Palace… 1960

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Eastmancolor.

London.

Elevated shot taken from Buckingham Palace roof showing mass crowds gathered around palace gates and Victoria Memorial for the wedding of Princess Margaret and Anthony Armstrong Jones (Lord Snowdon). Elevated shot of crowds opposite Victoria Memorial. Elevated...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
81556
Sort Number:
UN 3336 E
Time in/Out:
01:23:41:00 / 01:27:40:00
Canister:
UN 3336 E
Film ID:
2772.11
Issue Date:
1960

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