H.R.H. The Duchess Of York (1926)

Full title missing, according to issue sheet it reads: "H.R.H. the Duchess of York. Christens latest type of lifeboat".



Montrose, Tayside, Scotland.



M/S of lifeboat in harbour. M/S of Duchess of York (aka Queen Mother, Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon) sitting between an elderly man and her husband, Prince Albert (the Duke of York). C/U of the Duchess. C/U of the Duke and Duchess. M/S of the Duke and Duchess going aboard lifeboat.



L/S, looking over water, of crowds cheering on quayside. Lifeboat sails past in foreground with Royal couple on deck. M/S of Duke, Duchess and dignitaries walking on quayside. The Duke tips his hat to cheering crowds. M/S of couple walking down jetty towards moored lifeboat. The Duchess makes to smash champagne bottle a boat's hull.



Note: story not edited in chronological order, looks like it includes cuts / out takes. AH 2001.
FILM ID:636.05

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