Welcome The Queen! Reel 3 (1954)

Part 3. 01:28:52Aircraft are sent out to greet the Royal Armada. Various shots of the planes, pilot and of the Royal Yacht Britannia. Aerial shots of the ships. Air to air shots of the Royal Air Force planes accompanying them. Closer views of the ships. Triumphant progress of the Armada along the south coast of England and through the straits of Dover. Shot of naval officers aboard a ship giving three cheers and waving their hats. Various shots of small boats bobbing on the water. On board the "Patricia" waiting to guide the Britannia through the Thames. Various shots of the sailors on board. Small launch passes. High angle shot of high ranking officer looking through a telescope. Duke of Gloucester is aboard ready to lead the Britannia through the "pool of London." Fly past. Various shots of people watching the progress of the Armada.
01:31:40 Tilbury, flags are raised on board ship. Various shots of ships moving through the water. M/S of people waving as the ship passes. Decorated tugboats and aircraft in formation fly past. Cannons fire a salute in Woolwich - the Royal Artillery Guard of Honour. Soldiers cheer and lift their hats as the yacht passes.
01:32:43 Greenwich Reach - various shots of the royal yacht moving down the Thames. Lord Mayor of London is rowed out to greet the Queen. Tower Bridge opens to allow the royal yacht through. Spectators wave and look through binoculars.
01:34:21The Queen Mother and Princess Margaret arrive at Tower Pier to greet their returning family. The Britannia sails into the Pool of London. Sir Winston Churchill is aboard. The Queen Mother and Margaret look excited to see the yacht returning. They climb aboard a small boat to go out and meet them. The Queen Mother and Princess Margaret go aboard. Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh kisses them both and takes them to meet Queen Elizabeth II and their children.
01:36:58 Winston Churchill leaves Britannia and the Royal Barge comes alongside to collect the royal family. Various shots of the launch moving through the water with the royal family on board. River procession of the royal barge down the Thames. Various shots. LCC building. Various London bridges are seen. Decorations. Men in uniform. Low angle of Big Ben. The royal family step ashore. Policeman holds back a group of children who are waiting to see the royals. Various shots of famous London buildings - St Martin's in the Field, St Paul's Cathedral, other churches, all from low angle.
01:40:50 A salute is fired from cannons on the Embankment. Tower Bridge seen in the background. High angle shot of the royal procession moving down the embankment. Crowds line the street. Fly past. Londoners speak of their experiences of seeing the Queen's return: "There not a woman here in London that isn't pleased to see her come back safe and sound." one of the women states. The royal carriage passes the camera. Various shots of the parade passing through London towards Buckingham Palace. The narrator talks of how the Kingdom is united in welcoming the Queen home.
01:43:45 The crowds disperse and run towards the gates after the Queen has passed. Various shots of them crowding forwards. The royal family come out onto the balcony. They wave. Majestic music on the soundtrack. Camera pans across the crowds gathered around the Queen Victoria monument. Film ends with a C/U of the royals waving from the balcony and the crowds waving back. The Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Margaret have a laugh about something. Camera pulls back. The end.
Note: documentation file exists - music cue sheets etc. This documentary uses a nice device - people supposedly from the country featured speaking about their impressions of the royal visit. Probably actors but still quite cute.
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[@richardc8795]

Simply incredible. The likes of which we will never see again

[@lauralutz4538]

Beautiful, Pathe footage. Well protected film is a wonder to view, thank you, from an envious, American 🇺🇸, lol.

[@frazer3191]

Absolutely fascinating. Thank you

[@anacletwilliams8315]

I was so very happy and delighted to see our beloved Majesty and Queen return home from that long journey around the globe. I was just a little girl back then but my recollections are so vivid and I shall never forget that memorable day.

[@matter2684]

You are above 75 by now.... Happy to see that you had witnessed such moments in your life. May your life be as grand as that of the queen. May you reach 120 years. I'm just 22 .

[@anacletwilliams8315]

@@matter2684 Thank you, young Matter, for your kind words and wishes. I am sure that you also will witness wonderful moments in you life spam, which I hope will be as long as you wish mine will be.

[@deeeliades3426]

Thank you for sharing your unforgettable and wonderful memories with us. What a remarkable woman undeniably the greatest world leader of all time!

[@katlehomchalla8862]

Happy and Glorious!

[@anenglishmanplusamerican7107]

I feel pretty proud to have her my queen.

[@anacletwilliams8315]

And I do too, my beloved Majesty and Queen.

[@anenglishmanplusamerican7107]

@@anacletwilliams8315 i'm glad that there are people who are like me and praises royal family. We have to keep their legacy alive, because that's who we are as Brit, isn't it?

[@anacletwilliams8315]

@@anenglishmanplusamerican7107 Yes, indeed! Long live the Queen!

[@anenglishmanplusamerican7107]

@@anacletwilliams8315 I was born and grew up in India; however, I have a patriotic spirit for my fatherland( the UK) since I was a Young lad. Pray to The Almighty that I can get back to my ancestors and fully become an Englishman, I am saying this statement as a visually impaired person: I may not look like a English born, but the spirit is in my blood. I have put out that statement for a pun, I know that people do not think that way now. But I am indeed a blind person, use a screen reader to typ.

[@anacletwilliams8315]

@@anenglishmanplusamerican7107 Oh I see. Well I wish you all the best. The Commonwealth of Nations under our beloved Majesty and Queen is open to peoples of all origins and colours, all backgrounds and cultures, from the North and from the South, from the East and from the West, as long as they all share our very British values. Long live the Queen!

[@KandiSofiaDahlan]

This was the glorious time when Britain really ruled the waves

[@user-ol8cz5up1j]

It's easy to understand that princess Margaret was a wonderful aunt for Charles and Anne.

[@robbieross6646]

Magnificent!

[@richardring272]

The return of the Queen and Duke after six months was greeted so enthusiastically by the ordinary people of London. They seem genuinely delighted to see them again. These old films show just how much the Queen and her family were loved and honoured. Almost religiously. I understand that before tv you had to be there to see it. It seems like a more personal relationship between the monarchy and its people even though they were so much more distant than now. Monarchy doesn't make sense yet there's no denying the popularity of the British monarch.

[@taucetus3657]

Of course they show a pretty queen with a wonderful family. She was also queen of most commonwealth countries. In Africa, this same pretty face was a different figure. She was brutal, merciless, painful and the traumatic effects of her reign on African soil are felt to this day.

[@dugebuwembo]

The idolatry is shameless & quite disgusting 🤢 🤮!

[@DonatusOkechukwuOkoli-zc7nz]

@@dugebuwembo With all due respect, you wouldn't make such a comment if it were African royals. What exactly did the British monarchs and Britain do to Africa?. In pre colonial times some parts of Africa had managed to establish some Kingdoms that metamorphosed into empires though these empires were very very weak compared to European countries, these African rulers oppressed the weak territories around them for centuries, killing their men and raping their women and even selling them to the Europeans at the coast, from where they would be shipped to the Americas. Nobody here in Africa has ever blamed the Asante in modern Ghana, the Dahomey in Benin republic, the Oyo and Benin in Nigeria for their role in the transatlantic slave trade. I am a Nigerian and I live in Nigeria, let's stop blaming the British, French and other Europeans because African ancestors were not saints.

[@dugebuwembo]

@@DonatusOkechukwuOkoli-zc7nz Most of those ethnic groups resisted the slave trade initially but became reliant on the trade that had been happening between them & European superpowers. They were also driven to arm themselves by selling people to protect their borders against their competing ethnic groups.

[@dugebuwembo]

@@DonatusOkechukwuOkoli-zc7nz The royal family have set themselves up as false idols & are worshipped across the world.

[@michaelrush6083]

Amazing wonderful

[@lilboy3102]

The Good Auld Days ❤

[@camillechang7120]

I think princess Diana’s father went on trip as the queen’ aide

[@Khalid-mk1ox]

Very nice

[@margaretlavender9647]

Is that John Mills doing the commentary? Sounds like it. Such gushing! Wonderful colour film.

[@hunkhk]

thats John ...... a true luvvy

[@Kondasnaker]

💖

[@thomasbunyarracampbell7243]

The Duke & Duchess of Gloucester there, & the Duchess of Kent.

[@marklynch5149]

If the Royal Yacht had been hit by a 'rogue wave' would it have sunk? It does'nt look very robust.

[@jamesmaybury7992]

It's based on the design if a North Sea ferry. It is very robust. Much more robust than a cruise ship.

[@user-zj5hu9dm4f]

Quel cirque et quel goufre financier

[@lilboy3102]

Which song was that in the last minute ?

[@adriancook7078]

Can you imagine this today ? The lord mayor in his robes with the mace, the top hats and fur coats, Winston Churchill, the great, thousands and thousands of cheering crowds, their adulation, horses and carriages and hundreds of boats wailing their sirens. None of this exists anymore.

[@daryllamonaco3102]

Proud to be an American

[@ziontenuia9266]

You can keep Joe Biden & your presidents 😂 & Will happily keep our monarchs

[@daryllamonaco3102]

@Zion Tenuia whether they are good or bad presidents at least they are elected not chosen at birth.

[@eurouc]

Why did they do this? She, was apparently, simply returning after a trip. If this happened every time no governing would actually get done

[@noahwilliams3718]

This was her first big overseas tour as Queen, I believe. Britain hadn’t had the suez crisis just yet and the monarchy was still incredibly popular, so they could do this. I can’t see the same happening with Charles due to our cost of living crisis and the fact that less people do support the monarchy than they did back in the 1950’s.

[@DonatusOkechukwuOkoli-zc7nz]

@@noahwilliams3718 I am Nigerian. I just finished watching this this May 1954 video . The late British monarch her majesty Queen Elizabeth II was 28 at the time. The mammoth crowd that came to welcome her majesty was very impressive. Today a handful of Britons say they are republicans and even had to cause a stir with the NOT MY KING nonsense before and during the coronation of her son and successor his majesty King Charles III. It's not the best Modernity and technological advancement does not mean people have to throw away respected ancient institutions. I know the republic is a small body for now parents should tell their children the advantages of the British constitutional monarchy because they provide unity and stability for Great Britain. God bless the soul of Queen Elizabeth II and God save King Charles III. Signing out from Nigeria.

[@sylviaroberts8103]

@@DonatusOkechukwuOkoli-zc7nz. Beautifully said. Thank you.

[@arzoshang7537]

Mstaris pirsing

[@arzoshang7537]

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[@arzoshang7537]

Orange 🍊

[@hunkhk]

Throw that laundry in the machine and put the kettle on Madge!