Beer: Royal Visits to Worcester

Summary

Visits to Worcester by Princess Elizabeth on 8 June 1951 and Princess Margaret on 26 July 1952. Filmed by John Beer.

Year:

1952

Duration:

0:11:37

Film type:

Colour / Silent

Genre:

Amateur Film

Master format:

8mm

Description

We see crowds gathering at the Worcester city boundary waiting for Princess Elizabeth including children holding Union flags which are waved as her motorcade drives past (she doesn't stop). We then see large crowds in the city centre outside the Guildhall. Various local officials leave the building and eventually the royal car arrives and the Queen enters the Guildhall. We then see crowds outside the Shire Hall watching the arrival of the motorcade again. We then cut to marching bands on Worcester racecourse and see Princess Margaret touring the site in an open top Land Rover and inspecting St John Ambulance cadets.


Credits

No credits specified


Notes

According to The Times 100,000 people lined the streets when Elizabeth visited. Her main purpose that day was to mark the bi-centenary of Royal Worcester Porcelain and she visited the factory although it is not seen in this film.