Princess Margaret Opens New Newspaper Office In Birmingham (1965)

Birmingham, West Midlands. GV. The new Birmingham Post and Mail building. Angle shot, front of building, pan down to building. SV. Princess Margaret and husband Lord Snowdon (Anthony Armstrong Jones) shaking hands with dignitaries outside the building. CU. Crowd waving. SV. Princess Margaret and dignitaries. Princess Margaret pulls cord and unveils plaque. CU. Plaque reads “This Building was inaugurated by . Princess Margaret Countess Of Snowdon, 26th October 1965.“ GV. Interior of editorial room and Princess Margaret accompanied by dignitaries looking around. SCU. Lord Snowdon stopping to speak to a girl at typewriter. SCU. Princess Margaret with official looking at wire machine. Pan down to show photograph of picture of Princess Margaret’s departure from London Airport. CU. Photograph. GV. Interior of lino type room showing men working at lino type machine. SCU. Men working lino type machine. CU. Part of machine working. TS. Crowd around Princess Margaret about to start printing press. GV. Princess
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