Queen Goes Eastward - Technicolor (1966)

This item is shot in Technicolor. Several shots of the giant steelworks complex in India. People running. Red fumes surging from a long chimney. Large crowd cheering Queen Elizabeth II as she drives in car to visit the factory. She is accompanied by the Minister for Steel and Mines. Queen and Minister leave car, Queen shakes hands with several men who work in the factory. Large crowd of workers cheering. Queen and Minister leave in car. Queen driving in the open car through packed streets of Calcutta. Mass crowd cheering the Queen on way to Governor’s residence. Police pushing the crowd back as the Queen’s car enters the grounds of the residence, the gate closes behind. Various shots of the crowds at National Agriculture Fair. Police pushing crowd and the Queen and Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, arrive to fair in a car. Queen and Duke being escorted around the fair. Various scenes of Indian agricultural life on display. Long shot of Victoria Memorial. Queen and Duke arriving to Memorial,
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