King Feisal Visits Britain (1956)

Victoria Station, London. GV. The Queen Elizabeth II with members of the Royal family walking onto the platform at Victoria Station to greet King Feisal of Iraq. SV. King Feisal stepping down from train followed by his uncle, the Abdul Illah, Prince Regent of Iraq. The King walks forward to greet the Queen. SCU. The King kisses Queen’s hand. King shakes hands with the Prince Philip the Duke of Edinburgh in the uniform of an Admiral of the Fleet, walks forward and he shakes hands with Queen Mother. STV. The King shakes hands with Princess Margaret who makes a curtsey to him. STV. The King shakes hands with the Duchess of Gloucester while in the background the Crown Prince of Iraq kisses the Queen Mother’s hand. King shakes hands with Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent. CU. King accompanied by the Queen being presented to members of the Cabinet, including Conservative Prime Minister Sir Anthony Eden. CU. King of Iraq walking away with the Queen. CU. Crown Prince of Iraq smiling as he walks out of the station. LV. King of Iraq walking out of the station with the Queen. SV. Guard of Honour - Grenadier Guards. SCU. Household Cavalry. LV. Royal carriage driving away from Victoria Station with the King of Iraq and the Queen. Guards in the background present arms. SCU. People waving. SV. Royal carriage driving away from the station. (Lavender.) (Orig “M“) FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.