Selected Originals - Queen Opens Parliament (1958)

Selected originals (offcuts, selected scenes, out-takes, rushes) for story “Queen Opens Parliament“ 58/87. Mute material for newsreel story - some extra shots. London. VS of Peers and visitors gathering in House of Lords for State Opening of Parliament. Members of the House of Commons arrive - including Harold Macmillan and Hugh Gaitskell. Shots of Queen Elizabeth II reading Queen’s Speech. Shot of camera in chamber. MS of members of Commons including Aneurin Bevan (Nye), Harold Wilson, and many others. Shots of Peers including Lord Home (Sir Alec Douglas-Home). Shots of visitors from Commonwealth. More shots of Lords and Commons members listening to speech. Lord Chamberlain receives back the Queen’s Speech. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reut
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