May Wedding Roll 1 (1960)

A documentary about the marriage of Princess Margaret and Antony Armstrong-Jones. Film begins with a montage of images of banners, metal crowns and flower arrangements decorating the streets. Two young women buy a souvenir newspaper. Crowds of people at dusk mill around the approach to Buckingham Palace. Top shot of four young people “preparing for the gay adventure of sleeping out“ - they tune in a portable radio. Various C/Us of people sleeping out on the streets. One young boy has a small Union Jack flag. Montage - neon lights of Piccadilly, C/Us of revellers - people wearing party hats and blowing party “meepers“, two sailors laughing. A street entertainer plays the drums surrounded by people. They are all singing “Knees Up Mother Brown.“ Montage of “jolly Cockney“ footage - people singing and dancing in the streets and eating Jellied Eels “down Lambeth way.“ C/U of the Sphinx statue on the Embankment at night. A busker plays the violin at the base of the statue, two lovers look out at the Th