Title:FOX PHOTOS AT HOME, NEWS PICTORIAL No 16 [Main Title]
Film Number:MGH 5170
Other titles:THE ROYAL WEDDING 1934 [Alternative Title]
THE ROYAL WEDDING OF HRH DUKE OF KENT TO PRINCESS MARINA OF GREECE, LONDON 29 NOVEMBER 1934 [Alternative Title]
Summary: A short, silent, captioned, black and white "Fox Photos at Home News Pictorial" newsreel covering the wedding of HRH Duke of Kent to Princess Marina of Greece at Westminster Abbey, London, 29 November 1934.
Description: Opening Titles "FOX PHOTOS FILM AT HOME, NEWS PICTORIAL No 16, title includes film of the head of a fox.
Caption "The Royal Wedding of HRH Duke of Kent to Princess Marina of Greece, London, November 29th 1934" followed by a brief high angle shot of a London street decorated with flags and paper decorations.
Caption "All HM Ships in the Royal Dockyards 'dressed ship' in honour of the occasion, the old 'HMS Victory' be-flagged at Portsmouth". Brief shots of the flags and the rigging on «Victory». Shots of the horse drawn coach and cavalry escort passing through crowd lined streets in London. Shot of Westminster Abbey. Shots looking down towards Westminster Abbey showing the coach and escort arriving at the Abbey.
Caption "The Archbishop of Canterbury performs the historic wedding ceremony in Westminster Abbey" still photographs of the wedding service and the wedding guests seated in the Abbey. Shot of the Duchess of Kent getting into her coach outside of Westminster Abbey (only her dress is seen through the coach window). Coach and cavalry escort depart from the Abbey and proceed through crowded London streets. Various shots of the massed crowds. Shots of a large crowd outside of Buckingham Palace.
Caption "The Royal Party on the balcony of Buckingham Palace". Stills of member of the royal family on the balcony, including the bride and groom and King George V and Queen Mary. Shots of massed crowds outside Buckingham Palace waving at the royal family.
Caption "One of the most historic documents on record. The marriage certificate containing signatures of all the leading Royalties of Europe" Panning shot over the marriage certificate and the numerous witnesses' signatures. Still photograph of the bride and groom.
End Title "THE END ISSUED MONTHLY BY FOX PICTURES" (title includes film of the head of a fox).
Alternative Title:THE ROYAL WEDDING 1934 [Alternative Title]
THE ROYAL WEDDING OF HRH DUKE OF KENT TO PRINCESS MARINA OF GREECE, LONDON 29 NOVEMBER 1934 [Alternative Title]
