1954 UK: QUEEN MOTHER LEAVES FOR USA

Date: 25th October 1954

Location: UK

Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)

***CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY***

ANNE PRINCESS With Parents & P/Charles stepping out of car to see Granny Q/Mother off to U.S.A. shot of Brother & Sister waving "hankies & latter Kissing Granny.

CHARLES PRINCE, Duke of Cornwall Shots of...at Waterloo Station, by car stepping out of..to see Granny Q/Mother off to U.S.A.

CHARLES PRINCE, Duke of Cornwall shot waving "handkerchief" & taking arm of his Sister P/ANNE & leading her off to waiting car.

CHURCHILL, Sir Winston. (see card 1.) At Waterloo Station to see Q/Mother off to U.S.A.

EDINBURGH, Duke of. Arrival by car at Waterloo Station, getting out of, with Q/Eliz. 11, P/Anne, & P/charles, to see Q/Mother off to U.S.A.

ELIZABETH.11. QUEEN. With D/Ed.P/Anne & P/charles arrive by car to see Q/Mother off to U.S.A. at Waterloo Station.

ELIZABETH - The Queen Mother At Southampton with P/Marg. go o/b Q/Elizabeth on visit to U.S.A. shots of...shaking hands with the Commodore, Comm. Thompson & Senior Officers, but first of all shots of....at Waterloo Station seen kissing P/Anne "Good bye"

KISSING. Shot of P/Anne kissing Q/Mother "Good bye" before latter departed for U.S.A. on platform at Waterloo Station.

LONDON. At Waterloo Station. Arrival of Q/Eliz.II with D/ED. P/Anne & P/Charles by car to see Q/Mother off to U.S.A.

MARGARET ROSE PRINCESS. With Q/Mother at Southampton before formers depture to U.S.A. shots o/b the Q/Elizabeth.

QUEEN ELIZABETH LINER. At Southampton with Q/Mother shaking hands with Commodore & Senior Officers Present also was P/Marg.

SOUTHAMPTON. Departure of the Q/Mother for U.S.A.

THOMPSON. COMMANDER (Q/elizabeth S.S.) Commodore Shaking Hands with Q/Mother on occasion of her departure for U.S.A.

TRAINS Outside pulman car are standing Q/Mother prior to dep. for U.S.A. at Waterloo Station

WATERLOO STATION. Shots of the arrival of Q/Eliz.II, Duke of Ed., P/Anne P/Charles by car & stepping out of, to see Q/Mother off to U.S.A. Also present was Sir Winston Churchill. Shot of P/Anne present was Sir Winston Churchill. Shot of P/Anne hugging Q/Mother on platform & waving handkies shots outside Pulmancar etc.

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