Launch Of Heath’s Yacht (1969)

No titles. Mr Heath’s new yacht launched by his stepmother. Lower Upnor, Rochester, Kent. General view of Tory leader Edward / Ted Heath’s new yacht, ’The Morning Cloud’, waiting to be launched from a pier. The yacht hangs from a derrick. M/S of Mrs Mary Heath, stepmother of Ted Heath, holding a bottle ready to launch the boat. After a few attempts, the bottle finally breaks over the bows of the boat. M/S of Ted Heath, his stepmother and others at the launch. Various shots of the yacht entering the water while the group on the pier watch. Heath and some of the crew are seen on the deck of the boat. The yacht moves off and gets underway on the Meadway. 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 Reuters historical collection, which includes more than