Special - The King Opens Festival (1951)

London. LV. Towards, procession with King’s coach leaving Buckingham Palace. SV. Pan, King George VI, Queen Elizabeth (later the Queen Mother) and Princess Margaret in landau - they are going to open the Festival of Britain. GV. Household Cavalry. GV. Back view, procession going across Trafalgar Square, mass crowd watching. LV. Towards, King’s landau drawing up at Temple Bar. SV. Carriage comes to stop and Lord Mayor of London Alderman Denys Lowson presents sword, King returns it. SV. People looking from balcony. SV. Pan, royal carriage leaving Temple Bar. SV. Dome of St. Paul’s Cathedral. LV. Royal carriage arriving at steps of St. Paul’s. SV. King, Queen and Princess Margaret alight from carriage. King is greeted by Lord Mayor. SV. Princess Margaret alighting from carriage. SV. King and Queen, led by Lord Mayor with sword, walking up steps to cathedral. King stops to shake hands with Mr Herbert Morrison, Leader of the House of Commons. CU. Coat of Arms over canopy. SV. Pan, King and