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Queen Elizabeth & Philip, Paris Opera House, Fireworks. 08Apr56ca

Reel Number: 221551-05

Color: Black and White

Sound: SIL

Year / Date: 1956

Country: France

Location: Paris

TC Begins: 20:40:17

TC Ends: 20:45:56

Duration: 00:05:39

Queen Elizabeth & Philip, Paris Opera House, Fireworks. 08Apr56ca Queen Elizabeth w/ tiara walking & entering limousine & leaving w/ French President Rene Coty. 20:40:59 Queen Elizabeth & Prince Philip meeting ballet dancers, walking w/ Coty & entering box. People looking, watching. Official group up wide stairs, women wearing furs; past official state guards w/ swords in full dress uniforms. Well dress civilians & military in full dress uniform w/ medals up steps from above. 20:41:51 Queen in motorcade arriving, out of car & crowd waving. Walking up steps. Pam-Pam sign in background. 20:42:16 Queen w/ Prince into box w/ President of France acknowledging crowd or anthem. 20:42:46 Formally dressed people into ballet in formal dress. 20:43:10 Queen smiling, waving from balcony. 20:43:56 People entering, crowds waving, motorcade & police escort from above. Large crowd in street. Front of Opera lighted at night. 20:44:34 Fireworks over water w/ fireboats. French flag w/ UK flag seen in MCU, fireworks behind. Bridge over Seine & fireworks. 20:45:47 Queen & Prince past navy sailors at attention. 08Apr56; 1956; French State Visit; English Royalty; NOTE: Ballet was Le Chevalier et la Demoiselle.

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