• Short Summary

    Princess Margaret presents Solihull with its Charter of Incorporation as a Borough.

  • Description

    Birmingham.

    SV Princess Margaret escorted by Councillor Douglas Cooper walking from car between lines of brownies to cinema, girl present bouquet (Penelope Mell). They start walking forward. LV back view, Princess and company walking into cinema. LV Brownies. SV Princess greeting dignitaries in foyer. GV trumpeters of Royal Warwick Regiment fanfaring as Princess enters. SV towards, Princess walking towards and onto stage. SV Princess followed by Cooper walks onto stage. SV Councillor Cooper asks Princess to accept address of welcome (natural sound) - amid applause. SV crowd (Princess presents charter). SV Princess presents charter to Cooper. LV Cooper showing charter to audience. SV audience applauding. SV Cooper thanks Princess for charter (natural sound). SV crowd outside cinema. LV Princess leaving cinema talks to Brownie. SV Princess talking to Brownie. LV Brownies. SV Princess talking to Brownie leaders.

    (Lav.) (Orig "J")

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  • Data

    Film ID:
    146.39
    Media URN:
    29288
    Group:
    Pathe newsreels
    Archive:
    British Pathé
    Issue Date:
    18/03/1954
    Sound:
    Sound
    HD Format:
    Available on request
    Stock:
    Black & White
    Duration:
    00:03:41:00
    Time in/Out:
    01:52:48:00 / 01:56:29:00
    Canister:
    54/23

Comments (1)

  1. geoffnegus says

    The cinema was on the A34 Stratford Road in Shirley - site now occupied by a Morrisons supermarket.

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