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Title: ROYAL EDINBURGH

Reference number: 9493

Date: 1953

Director: filmed by Tom Stitt

Sound: silent

Original format: 9.5mm

Colour: col

Fiction: non-fiction

Running time: 5.46 mins

Description: Amateur footage of the Queen's first visit to Edinburgh after her coronation.

Shotlist: A PICTORIAL RECORD OF THE STATE VISIT OF HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH Panning shot over the Edinburgh skyline from Edinburgh Castle. Shots of royal themed decorations, crest and flags. Shots of Princes Street. THE STATE ENTRY AND CIVIC RECEPTION Men in Navy uniform getting into line. High shots of the Household Cavalry ridding past. The Queen and Prince Philip drive by in their carriage and wave to the crowds. Street level shot of the Royal car arriving. Shots of the crowds and various officials. The Queen walking with the Lord Provost plants a tree at Coronation Walk. THE QUEEN WITH THE HONOURS OF SCOTLAND GOES TO THE NATIONAL SERVICE Shots of the band playing. A pipe band marches. Battalions of men in different military uniforms march past followed by the Household Cavalry, a carriage with officials holding the crown. The Queen and Prince Philip drive by in their carriage followed by more officials.