Queen Elizabeth meets with Queen Salote in the Tonga Islands in 1953

Title card: "World News" superimposed over spinning globe / title card: "Queen Meets Queen During Royal Tour" superimposed over Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh (Prince Philip Mountbatten) approaching shore via a launch / tilt-down shot Elizabeth walks toward Queen Salote and they shake hands; the Duke, wearing ceremonial uniform, shakes Salote's hand and bows his head in respect / tilt-up WS arch over roadway with cutout word "Welcome" inscribed; people wave flags from within the cutout letters / WS the two queens walk along a carpet laid on a lawn as the royal party follows; Elizabeth is accompanied by a native man bearing a parasol to shield her from the sun / WS women in native costume sit cross-legged and sing and wave their arms in a rhythmic, seated dance display - this traditional style dance is called ma'ulu'ulu / LS British and Tongan attendees sit at a long table for a feast, with food abundant on the table / Elizabeth and Salote and a young Tongan woman, seated at the table for the feast / MS Elizabeth at the table / Tongan men, in native costume, perform a dance with spears - called me'etu'upaki / side view WS Elizabeth and the Duke watch the dance with Salote, who is between them and not really visible but holds a fan; the Duke wearing sunglasses and gestures at the activity / montage the spear dance / Elizabeth, Salote, Duke watch the dance / WS and pan the spear dance
Title card: "World News" superimposed over spinning globe / title card: "Queen Meets Queen During Royal Tour" superimposed over Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh (Prince Philip Mountbatten) approaching shore via a launch / tilt-down shot Elizabeth walks toward Queen Salote and they shake hands; the Duke, wearing ceremonial uniform, shakes Salote's hand and bows his head in respect / tilt-up WS arch over roadway with cutout word "Welcome" inscribed; people wave flags from within the cutout letters / WS the two queens walk along a carpet laid on a lawn as the royal party follows; Elizabeth is accompanied by a native man bearing a parasol to shield her from the sun / WS women in native costume sit cross-legged and sing and wave their arms in a rhythmic, seated dance display - this traditional style dance is called ma'ulu'ulu / LS British and Tongan attendees sit at a long table for a feast, with food abundant on the table / Elizabeth and Salote and a young Tongan woman, seated at the table for the feast / MS Elizabeth at the table / Tongan men, in native costume, perform a dance with spears - called me'etu'upaki / side view WS Elizabeth and the Duke watch the dance with Salote, who is between them and not really visible but holds a fan; the Duke wearing sunglasses and gestures at the activity / montage the spear dance / Elizabeth, Salote, Duke watch the dance / WS and pan the spear dance
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Editorial #:
499860836
Collection:
Sherman Grinberg Library
Date created:
01 December, 1953
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Licence type:
Rights-ready
Release info:
Not released. More information
Clip length:
00:01:00:15
Location:
Nukualofa, Tonga
Mastered to:
QuickTime 10-bit ProRes 422 (HQ) HD 1920x1080 23.98p
Originally shot on:
35mm B/W Neg
Source:
Sherman Grinberg Library
Object name:
sr001095_01_01.mov