Present For Commonwealth Aka The Handing Over Of Marlborough House (1962)

Title reads: “Present for Commonwealth“. London. The handing over of Marlborough House to the Commonwealth Relations Office. L/S Marlborough House. Panning shot showing main staircase inside Marlborough House. L/S staircase. Panning shot room containing a conference table. Angle shot portrait of the first Duke of Marlborough. M/S Queen Elizabeth in anteroom talking to Commonwealth representatives. Angle shot portrait of George the Third. C/U Queen talking to representatives. C/U painting of Hanover Family, M/S very large war painting over the main staircase. M/S Queen standing on the staircase with the representatives, pan to her looking at the painting. C/U Queen on staircase looking at large painting. C/U painting of Duke of Marlborough on horseback. Various shots of the Prime Minister’s conference room showing the long table. CU. Queen walking towards camera. Angle shot one of the chandeliers. M/S Queen with representatives looking at the large table. FILM ID: A V
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