1955 SIR WINSTON RETIRES Her Majesty and the Duke attend Sir Winston's dinner party on eve of

Date: 4th April 1955

Location: 10, DOWNING ST., LONDON, ENGLAND BUCKINGHAM PALACE, LONDON, ENGLAND

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

ENGLAND: SIR WINSTON RETIRES. London:- Her majesty and the Duke attend Sir Winston's dinner party on the eve of resignation. Prime Minister goes to Palace to give up office. Brief pictorial tribute recalls P.M's wartime leadership. 10, Downing St., London, England LV (Night scenes) Sir Anthony & Lady Eden in evening dress arriving at No. 10. for dinner party. SCU They pose & then enter No. 10. SV Lord Kilmuir & Lady into No. 10. CU Mr. Attlee posing outside No. 10. SCU Lord & Lady Alexander into No. 10; SV Sir Winston & Lady Churchill come out of No. 10. to greet Queen & Duke. CU They pose. GV Queen's car outside No. 10, Churchill await 1/2 SCU Queen shakes hands with Sir Winston & Lady Churchill followed by Duke of Edinburgh. LV They all enter No. 10. SV Sir Winston Churchill out of No. 10. LV Queen & Duke coming out of No. 10. after dinner party. SCU Queen shakes hands with Winston & Lady Churchill, followed by Duke of Edinburgh. GV Royal car away from No. 10. as Churchills' watch. SCU Queen in car. SV Sir Winston & Lady Churchill pose for press, then re-enter No. 10. GV Crowds in Downing Street the next morning. SV Mr. Crookshank entering No. 10. SCU Type watching wearing tyrolean hat. SV Lord Woolton into No. 10. SV Sir Anthony Eden mobbed by press in Downing Street. CU Ditto. Still shot of the Cabinet posing inside No. 10 - as follows:- L TO R:- BACK ROW:- Mr. Peake, Mr. Thorneycroft, Sir Walter Monckton, Sir Stuart, Mr. Lloyd George, Mr. Lennox-Boyd, Mr. Duncan Sandys, Mr. Heatcroft Amory, Sir David Eccles. Sir Norman Brook (Secretary to the Cabinet) L TO R:- SEALED:- Mr. MacMillan, Lord Woolton, Lord Kilmuir, Sir Anthony Eden, Sir Winston Churchill, Lord Salisbury, Mr. Butler, Lord Swinton, Mr. Crookshank. SV Sir Winston Churchill out of No. 10. to go to Palace to give his resignation. SCU Sir Winston posing on steps. LV Pressmen around car. LV Churchills' car along Downing street. CU Sir Winston in car. BV Car moving through crowds.

GOOD SCENES. ROLL 1

SV Man & wife arriving (unknown) CBV Herbert Morris & wife into No. 10. at night. SV Clarissa & Anthony Eden in evening dress, out of car, pose before entering for dinner party. LV Ditto, they wave & enter No. 10. SV Lord Kilmuir helping Lady out of car. SV Sir Winston & Lady Churchill on steps outside No. 10. awaiting arrival on Queen, car drawn up, Queen & Duke get out & Churchills' greet them. SV Queen, Churchill & Lady Churchill & Duke into No. 10. Shot People & Showing a press photog. at night. SV Churchill out of No. 10. walks forward & holds open door for Queen. SV Churchills' say goodbye to Duke & Queen then they get into car, two others in picture say goodbye to Churchills' CU Sir Winston outside No. 10, Queen walks out & shakes hands with him. CU Churchill & Duke talking, lady Churchill in b-g. SV Pan on Royal car past as it leaves. SV Queen's car leaving, Churchills' waiting on steps, another car goes by & Lady Churchill waves & blows kiss to occupants. BV Sir Winston & Lady Churchill walking back into No. 10. SV Sir Anthony & Lady Eden out of No. 10, he waves then they get into car. CU Lady Eden out of No. 10, then Anthony Eden comes out & poses alone waving, then gets into car. SV Mr. & Mrs. Attlee outside No. 10. - END OF NIGHT SHOTS:

GOOD SCENES. ROLL 2

Angle V Sign 'DOWNING STREET' GV Crowd around No. 10. CU Newsprint 'LONDON DRY' with headlines 'CHURCHILL RETIRES' track into FCU. CU Ditto from another angle. CU Ditto pan to back of newsheet with wording 'ELECTION MAY 25th' CU Pan from 'CHURCHILL RETIRES' on paper to crowd in Downing Street. (THESE NEWSHEETS WERE SOLD BECAUSE THERE WAS A NEWSPAPER STRIKE) SV, SCU, & CU Albert Roach with rosary in hand kneeling pray

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