Reel

Royal Wedding

Royal Wedding
Clip: 425191_1_1
Year Shot: 1963 (Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: B/W
Tape Master: 1709
Original Film: 036-026-02
HD: N/A
Location: Gangtok, Sikkim
Timecode: 00:08:28 - 00:09:41

Royal Wedding New York socialite, Hope Cook, weds the Crown Prince of Sikkim, a tiny Himalayan kingdom and protectorate of India. In an ancient and exotic ceremony the first Westerner to marry into this royal family becomes the future queen of a fairy book realm. Establishing shot - Aerial shots of houses built into the rural country sides of the mountain's of Gangtok. MS - A lovely guard house with a roof as you pass under and enter Sikkim, Gangtok. CUS - Colorful dress of an armed guard holding a riffle at the gates of Gangtok. MCUS - Guest of the wedding party disembarking from a royal bus. MCUS - The Maharajah with his royal assistants entering a Buddhist temple for the marriage of his son to American socialite, Hope Cooke. MCUS - Hope Cooke sitting on the floor next to her groom in the Buddhist temple. MS - The wedding ceremony begins with placing of a scarf around the brides neck and the groom receives his scarf. MS - The bride and groom walking, close up of the groom and the smiling bride, Hope.