Midlands News: 24.05.1962: Queen at Wolverhampton

Summary

A visit by Queen Elizabeth II to Wolverhampton and Walsall today.

Year:

1962

Duration:

0:02:41

Film type:

Black & White / Mute

Company:

ATV

Master format:

16mm

Description

We drive past crowds waving Union flags and see the arrival of the Royal Train at Wolverhampton. The Queen is presented with a bouquet of flowers and is then seen at Molineux football ground presenting colours to Staffordshire regiments of the Territorial Army. We then see the Queen inside Wolverhampton Grammar School which is celebrating its 450th anniversay. Back outside she is seen planting a tree. Briefly at the end we see the Queen at Walsall Town Hall.


Credits

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Notes

Story number - 4180