Duke Of Edinburgh - Freedom Of Edinburgh (1949)

Unissued / unused material. Duke of Edinburgh (Prince Philip) receives Freedom of Edinburgh, Scotland. Sound starts at 01:05:54. Duke on speakers’ platform with Lord Provost of Edinburgh (Sir Andrew Murray). L/S platform, organ and organist. L/S Royal car arriving outside Usher Hall, guard of honour comprised of Sea Cadets, Girl Guides and Boy Scouts. M/S Duke standing at rostrum. Duke and Princess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II) entering hall. Various L/Ss guard of Honour and crowd outside Usher Hall. Duke with naval Lieutenant, inspecting Girl Guides. More L/Ss hall. Royal car arriving. Duke and Princess being greeted by Lord Provost and Lady Provost (Lady Murray). L/S platform. Various shots Lord Provost giving speech - mainly about how great the Duke is and how he has been honoured with the freedom of the city. Lord Provost is presented with casket. Various shots of Duke speaking - he talks about the war when he used to visit Edinburgh on leave and how honoured he is to bear th
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