Elizabeth Tours West Country (1949)

Unissued / unused material. Princess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II) tours West Country, visiting the Duchy of Cornwall’s estate. MS Royal car driving up to estate. MS Princess alighting and being greeted by farm manager John Code and others. MS Mrs. Code presenting tenants of Duchy to Princess, who chats them. CU elderly man tenant. MS Princess shaking hands with tenants, some young men look like they are trying hard not to giggle. C/U cow / bull. MS Princess looking at statue in grounds. Panning L/S Cornish countryside. Cuts from Gazette issue is 49/86. Date on dope sheet is 27/10/1949. 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 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1