Royal Tour 1947 (1947)

Unused / unissued footage - locations and dates unknown / unclear. Cuts for newsreel story 47/36 - Royal Tour of South Africa. C/U head shot of Queen Elizabeth (Queen Mother) saying goodbye to an army officer. M/S of King George VI saluting, Queen stands by his side with Princess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II) and Princess Margaret behind, before boarding the Vanguard liner ship. Natural sound of National Anthem being played. Men of the Duke of Edinburgh’s Rifles are lined up on the quayside with Table Mountain in the background. The King inspects the troops. The Royals walk along a carpet. Huge cheers are heard as the Royal Car stops at a spectator stand - truly enormous cheers as Princess Elizabeth emerges - quite unusual to hear natural sound like this. Children and spectators cheer, then sing ’Happy Birthday’ to Princess Elizabeth (with noticeable South African accent). Natural sound accompanies L/Ss of the royals making their way onto dais. M/S of Princess Elizabeth sitting on dais wit