Today marks the birthday of the late Queen Mother. Take a look back with British Movietone, at the celebrations for her 75th Birthday in 1975.
Born Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon on 4th August, 1900 - her destiny was to be the Consort of a King. She was to serve her country faithfully, at the side of her late husband King George VI, through the dark years of the Second World War. As Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, she has continued to carry out her Royal Duties with the grace and charm that are now legendary. With great affection, she is now known to the Nation as - "The Queen Mum".
CU zoom back Queen Mother. GV crowds at Windsor Castle for Garter Ceremony. SV Queen Mother & Prince Charles walking in procession to St. George's Chapel. SV Queen Mother inspecting Guard of Honour in Jersey. SCU talking to Guard of Honour. SV young girls in uniform. SV Queen Mother talking to girls slip pan. SV B/W Archbishop crowning Queen Elizabeth at her Coronation. SV Queen Elizabeth with King George VI in Coronation robes on balcony of Buckingham Palace together with their 2 daughters, Princess Elizabeth & Princess Margaret Rose. SV Royal Family with Queen Mary waving to crowds. GV Balmoral Castle. SV Queen Elizabeth, King George VI with 2 daughters in garden. GV Liner Queen Elizabeth at sea. SCU Queen Elizabeth at the helm of liner. SV Queen Elizabeth with George VI in East End of London talking to people at Blitz. SV East Enders watching. SV Queen Elizabeth talking to women. SV 2 photographs of King & Queen on bombed window sill. SV Queen Elizabeth talking to people. SV Queen Elizabeth & George VI inspecting bomb damage at Buckingham Palace. SV George VI handing over piece of wreckage to fireman. GV mass crowds outside Buckingham Palace on VE Day. SV Queen Elizabeth & George 6th on balcony & Princess Margaret. GV mass crowds. SV Queen Elizabeth waving with Princess Elizabeth in uniform. GV bow of HMS Vanguard ploughing through sea on route to South Africa. SV two Princesses on deck with Queen Elizabeth. CU Queen Elizabeth smiling. SV interior at Buckingham Palace from left to right, Princess Elizabeth, Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth, George 6th, Princess Margaret. SV family group with Princess Elizabeth holding baby Princess Anne. SCU as young Prince Charles comes into picture, he looks at baby Princess Anne. CU Queen Elizabeth holding Prince Charles. CU Queen Elizabeth now in mourning for death of George 6th. SV Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. SV Queen Mother watching from Royal Box. SV Prince Philip paying homage to Queen Elizabeth II, SV Royal family on balcony with Anne & Charles. GV pan mass crowds cheering in front of Buckingham Palace. SV Queen Mother waving from balcony. SV Queen Mother inspecting African rifles Guard of Honour. GV Zambesi Dam. SV Queen Mother pulling lever. GV water cascading from dam. SV Queen Mother with Prime Minister Menzies of Australia. SV Queen Mother with daughter feeding horses. GV Queen Mother's horse winning race at Hurst Park. CU Queen Mother smiling. CU horse in winners enclosure. SV Queen Mother's horse (another) Devon Loch collapsing just before winning post at Grand National 1956 - the horse overtakes to win ESB. SV Queen Mother walking into paddock on Derby Day (colour). SV horse parading round. GV Queen Mother & VIPs in paddock. SCU Queen Mother watching. SV interior Princess Anne and Mark Phillips wedding watched by Queen Mother & Royal family. GV interior house at Ideal Home Exhibition. SV Queen Mother handling a new type of vacuum cleaner. SV flowers at Chelsea Flower Show. SV Queen Mother looking at flowers. SV roses. SV Queen Mother. SV Queen Mother arriving for the Churchill statue unveiling ceremony. GV statue being unveiled. AS Churchill statue. GV cinema in Leicester Square. SV Queen Mother shaking hands with film stars at a premiere (Oliver Reed). SV Queen Mother talking to Raquel Welch. SV Raquel Welch. SV small girl presenting flowers to Queen Mother. SV Queen Mother on barge on River Avon. 3 SVs banner "Welcome Back Your Majesty", Queen Mother stepping onto rostrum for barge, ditto cuts tape to open canal. CU Queen smiling. GV interior Queen Mother investing Prince Charles November 1974. Shots of the Queen Mother on her 75th birthday in garden at Clarence House, SCU, CU, LV and CU. SEE STORY NUMBER 75/294/2 FOR CUTS
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