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Title: LINLITHGOW AND LINLITHGOW BRIDGE GALA DAY

Reference number: 7381

Date: 1953, July 4

Sound: silent

Original format: 16mm

Colour: col

Fiction: Non-Fiction

Running time: 20.30 mins

Description: Amateur footage of the Linlithgow Gala Day procession and coronation ceremony at Linlithgow Palace in the coronation year of Queen Elizabeth II, 1953.

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Shotlist: [shot-listed from mini DV - manual control track]

title - shot of ceremonial archway reading 'Queen Moira 1953' - c/u shots of Queen Moira and retinue posing for camera outside hotel (0.50) shots of brass band leading procession along street, followed by Brownies, schoolchildren, 'Lochmill' float, Cubs, retiring Queen in carriage, limousine, Scouts, flower girls, bower girls, fairies, Queen Elizabeth coronation float, brass band, Guides, Queen's Champion on horse, Queen elect in carriage, Boys' Brigade, limousine, pipe band, schoolchildren, Cubs, children in international dress (3.40) high shots of crowd waiting at stage and Peel Loch in background - shot of procession coming down hill led by bower girls - shots of fairies and flower girls going through bowers up to stage, and seated on stage - shots of retiring Queen, retinue and town officials coming on to stage - shot of brass band playing (5.12) shots of Britannia, Father Time and ladies in waiting on stage - shots of de-coronation ceremony - retiring Queen has her crown and sceptre removed and replaced by a bonnet - retiring Queen is presented with a bouquet, makes a speech and has a pendant fastened round her neck - the Queen and her ladies leave the stage (7.32) Yeomen, Herald and Champion lead Queen elect and retinue on to stage, followed by bower girls - Champion and Britannia make speeches - c/u shot of Provost and wife?, other participants - gvs of participants on stage and crowd singing, band playing - panning shots across crowd in enclosure and on hillside - c/u shots of participants on stage singing (9.36) shots of coronation ceremony - ladies-in-waiting bow to Queen elect, one makes a speech - shots of Queen elect receiving sceptre, bracelet and crown - shot of Queen surrounded by retinue (11.46) shots of Herald making proclamation - presentation and speech by Flower Queen - presentation and speech by Fairy Queen - Champion and lady-in-waiting present fancy dress contestants to Queen, including African warrior, witch, 'National Baby Week 1953', 'Emblems of Britain', Native American, Dick Whittington and cat?, sailor, pirate (14.35) Queen makes speech - Provost makes speech - women come forward and bow to Queen (15.29) wide shot of stage - more presentations to Queen - c/u shot of woman - bower girls lead procession down from stage, mid and c/u shots of all participants (17.17) posed group shots of those involved in event, including St. John's Ambulance, police - various posed group shots of participants, family and officials in courtyard of Linlithgow Palace next to fountain (18.34) shots of Scottish Country Dancing display on stage - various posed group shots of men, boys, girls, on Peel after event - group of Brownies having picnic - posed group shots of women helpers? outside house - THE END (20.30)