Canada Hails Royal Visitors.
Canada Hails Royal Visitors.
Clip: 498059_1_1
Year Shot: 1959
(Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: B/W
Tape Master: 1661
Original Film: 032-050-01
HD: N/A
Location: Canada
Timecode: 00:06:56 - 00:08:07
Royal Visit Queen elizabeth and prince philip begin the most extensive tour of canada ever undertaken by british royalty. Their passage from newfoundland, where they arrive by plane, to the st. Lawrence in quebec, where they board the royal yacht brittania, is cheered by exciting throngs lining the route. Canada Hails Elizabeth II. Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip deplane, shake hands with people. Men in uniform. Photographers. Queen and Prince in open black car drive on crowd-lined streets. Little children wave British (?) flags. Queen and Prince climb ramp to board yacht. Men in uniform, possibly Mounties (Royal Canadian Mounted Police - ?). Brass section of band plays. Queen and Prince wave from ship.