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Title: A ROYAL OCCASION : The Queen Mother visits Fettes Row 24 June 1975

Reference number: 6664

Date: 1975, June 24

Sound: sound

Colour: bw

Fiction: non-fiction

Running time: 10.24 mins

Description: Queen Mother's visit to Fettes Row in Edinburgh and the refurbished Edinburgh Cine (& Video) Society premises. Interior and exterior views.

Shotlist: title (0.20) various b&w photographs ext. ECVS premises in Fettes Row, Edinburgh showing ravages of time on stonework, railings etc (1.20) [col] ext. footage refaced building (1.45) white husky dog outside, man cleaning windows (2.10) children awaiting Royal arrival, gvs people, policemen (2.25) police car precedes Royal car. Children cheer and wave small Union flags as Queen Mother meets John Knight, Secretary of Edinburgh Conservation Society (3.09) QM meeting Elise Finister, Chairman of ECS and ex-President of ECVS. Mr Douglas Robertson, treasurer of ECS and active ECVS member, John Wilson of ECVS. Margaret Drake & Mr Spovnoski (?) local residents, various others etc. People and press in b/ground (5.08) St. Stephens church. QM meets Ian Begg, architect, and othersinvolved in project (5.45) QM views old photographs before approaching entrance of building (6.03) QM unveils plaque, c/u 'European Architectural Heritage Year 1975 HM Queen Elizabeth the Queen mother visited this first major restoration by the New Town Conservation Commitee' (6.23) presentation of bouquet (6.33) QM entering premises of ECVS and meets 1975 President Frank Walker, pan noticeboards (6.50) members trophies, QM signs visitors book in lounge (7.29) QM tour, photographs of premises before restoration (7.45) library, moe photographs and display of equipment (7.55) flower displays in club rooms (8.00) c/u Royal seal on car, members of the public outside with cameras (8.17) QM exits building, crowd cheering. QM waves as she enters her car and is driven off up Fettes Row, gvs crowd (10.08) photo of ECVS members on staircase (10.16) The End (10.24)