The Royal Tour - Fiji And Tonga - Reel 1 (1954)

Full title reads: “The Royal Tour - Round The World with Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh - Fiji and Tonga“. Credits at the start item. Fiji. - Various good shots of Fijian women dancing in grass skirts and leys. Men accompany singing and dancing on guitars and ukuleles. Young girl joins in. VS around the Fijian Islands - mountains, forests, beaches. Women paddle a canoe into the beach. People travel on railway system. Pan across busy market place in Suva. VS fruit and vegetables being sold. It looks to have been raining. Local policemen, wearing long skirts, come out of their headquarters. Pan down policeman showing uniform. Various shots of decorations put up for visit. VS men harvesting coconuts in plantation. Shots of milk and coconut flesh being gathered. Other fruit and vegetables are gathered for the celebrations. Young girls do traditional weaving technique using palm fronds and holding them in their feet. VS Boys stencilling on cloth with paints. LS Native