HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN REVIEWING THE FLEET, CROMARTY FIRTH

Watched and cheered on by onlooking crowds with Union Jacks and bunting flying, the arrival of the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh by boat, Cromarty Firth. (clip)

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Title: HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN REVIEWING THE FLEET, CROMARTY FIRTH

Reference number: 3461

Date: 1957, May 23

Sound: silent

Original format: 16mm

Colour: col

Fiction: non-fiction

Running time: 2.50 mins

Description: Her Majesty the Queen reviewing the Royal Navy in the Cromarty Firth, 23rd May 1957.

The Home Fleet had bi-annual visits to the Firth all through the 1950's, as Spring and Autumn Exercises.

See also ref. 8316

Shotlist: shots of people waving to camera as they stand on vantage point overlooking Cromarty Firth (.25) shots of fleet of ships sailing into Firth watched by onlooking crowds on riverbank and on vantage point with Union Jacks and bunting flying. Ships seen are "Britannia", "Apollo", the cruisers "Superb" and "Gambia", destroyers "Agincourt", "Alamein", "Barrosa" and "Corrunna", Daring class ships "Diamond" and "Duchess" (2.03) shot of woman paddling in inflatable canoe in f/g with ships in b/g (2.43) shot of "Royal Yacht Britannia" [she came into the review at 4pm that day](2.50)