Princess Margaret Launches Edinburgh Castle (1947)

Unused, unissued footage dates and locations may be unclear, unknown. Cuts from newsreel 47, 84 Princess Margaret launches Edinburgh Castle at Belfast, Northern Ireland. Princess Margaret performs her first solo public engagement at Belfast. Front and side views of ships sliding down the slipway. L, S Princess Margaret, Earl Granville, Governor of Northern Ireland and others mounting the launching platform. A young man holding a bunch of flowers talks to Margaret. View of the ship with props holding it in place. M, S of the wash breaking on the dock as the ship enters the water. C, U pan side view of the ship. M, S of the name on the side of the ship. M, S of the bridge. M, S back view of Margaret and others watching the ship slide down the slipway. FILM 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