Queen Goes To Ghana (1961)

This is a colour item. Title reads: Queen goes to Ghana. Various shots market street in capital Accra, Ghana (Gold Coast). L, S posters of Queen Elizabeth II and President Kwame Nkrumah at roadside. C, U newspaper stall, zoom in on headline Bomb Outrage on President s Statue. Various shots of statue covered in scaffolding, some damage around feet. Aerial shot aeroplane. L, S Accra airport building. Various shots Commonwealth Minister Duncan Sandys disembarking from plane, he is met by press and Ghanaian Foreign Minister. Sandys is in Ghana to check it is safe enough for Queen to visit. L, S of large arch with date 1957 on (the Freedom Arch). Sandys and an official walk under it. C, U two Ghanaian workmen. Various shots Sandys and President Nkrumah inspecting bomb damaged statue. Various shots Sandys and Nkrumah walking through crowd lined streets. Various shots Nkrumah and Sandys on tour of inspection of royal route, the President waves to crowd from back of convertible car. L, S flags flyi