News On The Continent - Queen Juliana's Birthday (1957)

Amsterdam & various, Holland (Netherlands). SV. Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard of Holland with their daughters, Princesses Maria, Margriet, Irene and Beatrix, standing out in front of the Palace of Soesdjik where they are watching the march past to celebrate the Queen's birthday. GV. People marching past waving flags. CU. Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard. The Queen is waving. SV. Camera pans as two little Hungarian refugees carry a Hungarian cake up steps to Queen. SCU. Princess Wilhelmina, Queen's mother, watching the ceremony from window. CU. Queen Juliana waving to the people. GV. Children's fancy dress parade in one of the towns in the Netherlands. SV. Boys riding gaily decorated bicycles through the streets. SV. Camera pans as a float resembling sailing ship goes by. SV. Children dressed in different costumes being given balloons in another Netherlands town. GV. All the balloons are released by crowds assembled in the town and float up into the sky. SV. The Royal family driving away from the Palace in a jeep to see thousands of people who couldn't take part in the march past at the Palace. TV. Crowds lining the route. TV. Camera pans as the Royal party with Prince Bernhard at the wheel of the jeep drive down the road which is thickly lined with people. (F.G.) (Orig.I.) FILM ID:651.02 FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT http://www.britishpathe.com/