Churchill Receives Freedom Of Kensington (1949)

Unused / unissued footage - dates and locations may be unknown or unclear. Cuts from newsreel 49/45 - Winston Churchill receives Freedom of the Borough of Kensington. General view of scene inside Town Hall with the Mayor, Councillor JH Huxley, speaking from platform. L/S of personalities taking their places on the platform. Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone is seen on left of platform. Churchill, the Mayor and Mrs Clementine Churchill also seen. M/S of Churchill coming to front of platform and showing the baton to audience. M/S of man and woman in audience listening. L/S of Churchill speaking. C/U of Mayor’s hand taking up baton and handing it to Churchill. L/S of Churchill speaking from platform. C/U of clergyman in audience. C/U of man in audience clapping. M/S of audience clapping. Various shots show the Mayor handing the baton and Freeman’s Roll to Churchill and Churchill signing the Roll. M/S of exterior of Kensington Town Hall. C/U of The Earl of Athlone arriving. M/S of