ROYAL: Princess Elizabeth inaugurates new building stage at Coventry (1948)

GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit The Princess lays foundation stone, ribbon cutting ceremony for local manufacturing and gives speech in remembrance of Coventry during WWII Full Description: SLATE INFORMATION: Princess Elizabeth At Coventry ENGLAND: Coventry: West Midlands: EXT COVENTRY Princess Elizabeth visits Coventry to inaugurate new rebuilding stage. Lays foundation stone of new shopping centre. People cheering. Presented with cross made from ruins of the Cathedral. Presented to Louis Silkin, Minister of Town and Country Planning. Walking around industrial display. Inspection of Guards of Honour of Warwickshire Regt and Royal Navy PRINCESS ELIZABETH Inaugurates new stage in rebuilding of Coventry. Presented with small cross at Cathedral. Lays foundation stone of a fine new shopping centre. Opened new Broadgate by cutting ribbon. Makes a speech
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