Royal Family In South Africa (1947)

Thought to be Selected Originals from late 1940s material. The Royal Family In South Africa VS The Royal family on the bridge of HMS Vanguard watching HMS Nigeria pass close by. MS Good informal shots of the Princesses (Elizabeth and Margaret) playing with young ships officers on deck. CU Good close ups of the Queen wearing a new style white turban. VS the fancy dress parade of King Neptune’s court, before the crossing the line ceremony. MS the Princesses have their noses powdered in lieu of the usual ducking. The ceremonial barbers are Chief Petty Officers Sullivan of Portsmouth and Petty officer Brown of Banbury. MS the Vanguard nosing into Cape Town harbour with table mountain in background. MS a line of flags is strung from fore to aft of the ship (HMS Vanguard). CU Back view of the Royal family looking over the bay from the side of the ship. LS the prow of the ship showing a line of sailors heaving on a rope, silhouetted against the sky. G B Van Zyl, Governor General, his wife and General J
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