Synopsis
This color, silent film was sold for the home market in the 1950s. It shows Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh's royal tour of nations in the Commonwealth conducted in 1954, including Australia, Sri Lanka, Uganda, Malta and Libya as well as the English possession Gibraltar. The trip started in April in Australia, and concluded in May in Gibraltar. Opening titles: Associated British-Pathe Ltd present Welcome the Queen! (:11). Title: Sydney, Australia. Boats in the harbor, people wave (:18). A large crowd watches as Queen Elizabeth walks by (:47). Police hold a crowd back (1:21). Car with the Queen inside slowly goes down a street (1:25). Lifeguards parade on the beach with the flags of Australia and New South Wales (1:48). Queen Elizabeth watches (2:05). Men put boats into the rough surf and try and maneuver (2:21). Title: Ceylon (aka Sri Lanka) (2:36). A celebratory dance by the people of Ceylon as the Queen is driven in a car (2:38). A man plays an instrument and people dance (2:59). A native, tribal dance is performed for the queen (3:11). Men ride elephants (3:34). The Queen scoops dirt out and places it on the ground with a shovel as men watch (3:48). People watch and smile (4:05). The Queen waves and walks (4:09). Queen inside a car drives slowly (4:21). Title: Uganda (4:33). Elephants (4:38). Hippos in the water (4:46). A man shakes the Queen’s hand and bows, other men follow suit (4:56). A native dance is performed for the Queen (5:08). Title: Tobruk, Libya…
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- Running time
- 13 minutes
- Collection
- Ephemeral Films
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- Stock Footage