Recorded documentary about the 1951 royal tour of Canada by Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh, narrated by Thom Benson, W.C.S. Briggs, John Fisher, William J. Herbert, William J. O'Reilly, Lamont Tilden and J. Frank Willis. It includes extracts from CBC actuality broadcasts of the public and official receptions and speeches by Princess Elizabeth (speaking in French and in English) and Quebec Premier Maurice Duplessis (speaking in French) at the state dinner held in Quebec City, 9 October 1951; Princess Elizabeth, [Mrs. J.H. Chipman, president of the Imperial Order of Daughers of the Empire] and Vincent Massey, chair of the National Gallery, at the presenting of Queen Mary's Carpet in Ottawa, 10 October 1951; Princess Elizabeth (speaking in English and French) and Viscount Alexander of Tunis, the Governor General (speaking in English and French) at the state dinner held in Ottawa on 10 October; Princess Elizabeth and Mayor Charlotte Whitton of Otatwa at the civic luncheon held in Ottawa, 11 October; Princess Elizabeth and Mayor Hiram McCallum of Toronto at Toronto City Hall, 12 October; the Duke of Edinburgh and Gerald Godsoe, president of the Toronto Board of Trade, at the Toronto Board of Trade luncheon in Toronto, 13 October; Princess Elizabeth, Ontario Lieutenant-Governor Ray Lawson and Ontario Premier Leslie Frost at the state dinner held in Toronto on 13 October; the Duke of Edinburgh reading from the Bible at Christ Church in Niagara Falls on 14 October; speeches by Princess Elizabeth and Mayor Allan Rush of London, at a public reception in London, 14 October; Princess Elizabeth at the public reception held at Jackson Park in Windsor, 15 October; Princess Elizabeth and Mayor Stephenson of Kapuskasing at the public reception held in Kapuskasing on 15 October; Princess Elizabeth and Manitoba Premier D.L. Campbell at the provincial luncheon held in Winnipeg on 16 October; Princess Elizabeth in the Legislative Chamber in Winnipeg, 16 October; PrincessElizabeth and Saskatchewan Premier Tommy Douglas at a public reception held in Regina on 17 October; Princess Elizabeth, Vancouver Major Fred J. Hume at a public reception at Vancouver City Hall on 20 October where [R. Thompson], Vancouver city clerk, reads an illuminated address; a reading from the Bible by the Duke of Edinburgh at Christ Church Cathedral in Vancouver on 21 October; speeches by Princess Elizabeth and British Columbia Premier Byron Johnson at a state dinner in Victoria on 22 October; Princess Elizabeth and Alberta Premier Ernest Manning at a public reception in Edmonton on 27 October; a reading from the Bible by the Duke of Edinburgh at St. John the Evangelist Church in Saskatoon on 28 October; speeches by Princess Elizabeth and Montreal Mayor Camilien Houde at a public reception at Montreal City Hall on 30 October; Princess Elizabeth and Harry S. Truman, President of the United States, at a public reception in Washington, D.C. on 31 October; Princess Elizabeth and H.H. Wrong, Canadian Ambassador to the United States, at a news conference in Washington on 31 October; Princess Elizabeth and Harry S. Truman at a ceremony to present a gift to the White House in Washington on 2 November; Princess Elizabeth, New Brunswick Premier John B. McNair and Fredericton Mayor Dr. H.S. Wright at a public reception in Fredericton on 6 November; Princess Elizabeth and Nova Scotia Premier Angus Macdonald at a reception in Halifax on 7 November; the Duke of Edinburgh and Halifax Alderman R.A. Donahoe at a civic luncheon in Halifax on 8 Novemver; Princess Elizabeth and Nova Scotia Premier Angus Macdonald at a state dinner in Halifax on 8 November; Princess Elizabeth and Prince Edward Island Premier J. Walter Jones at a reception in Charlottetown on 9 November; the Duke of Edinburgh and Prince Edward Island Premier J. Walter Jones at a state dinner in Charlottetown, 9 November; Princess Elizabeth at a public reception in Sydney, 10 November; Princess Elizabeth and Newfoundland Premier Joey Smallwood at a state dinner held in St. John's, Newfoundland on 11 November; and a radio speech by Princess Elizabeth from Government House in St. John's (in English and in French) on 11 November. This was broadcast and recorded by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. <3h 22mn>
