A daughter for the 'Dainty Duchess' : the whole nation acclaims : the birth of a new princess at Glamis.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

British Film Institute, owner.

Topical Film Co., production company.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Birthdays.

Margaret, Princess, Countess of Snowdon, 1930-2002.

Royal family.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file (1 minute, 34 seconds)) : silent, black and white.

Place of Publication:

[Great Britain] : Topical Film Company, 1930.

Summary:

Announcement of the birth of a second daughter (Margaret Rose) to the Duke and Duchess of York. Main Title. Closeup of the Duchess of York, Elizabeth (13); shots of Scottish pipers marching through the village (20); cannon firing salutes outside the Tower of London and in Hyde Park (38) and of a bonfire alight at night (50); the item ends with shots of the King, George V and the Duke of Kent in highland dress (59); the King and Queen driving away from Billater station in a closed car (72) and finally a closeup of the Duchess of York in an open car.

Notes:

Issue number: 991-2 ; Story number within issue: 1 of 4

Series: Topical Budget.

With intertitles.