The Queen of Tonga I British Pathé

Do you know the Queen of Tonga? Although she died in 1965, British Pathé has lots of footage of Queen Salote. And during the Fifties, for a very brief moment, she was a celebrity. What do you know about her? Let us know in the comments!

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- CREDITS -
presented by: Indiana Neidell
written by: Indiana Neidell
camera and sound: Sound and Vision Studios, Sweden
editor: Michael Paul

A Mediakraft Networks GmbH production, 2014.
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SOURCES

Pictures:
- Flickr, by Hajotthu: http://bit.ly/1qzotYk
- Flickr, by Auckland Photo News Rodger McCutcheon: http://bit.ly/1pMPQMS

Used videos:
- Royal Opera Night (1953): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZXw-0j0TEI
- Selected Originals - The Coronation Of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth (1953): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhfxAyzfn2E
- Queen Salote In Sydney (1953): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQM2eNbxFQI
- Tonga Greets The Queen (1953): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZaBwmf0_B8
- The Royal Tour - Fiji And Tonga - Reel 2 Part 3 (1954): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VB7j71xSqvc
- This Is London Reel 1 And 2 (1950-1959): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUdoi_aTx1Q
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Pathé News was a producer of newsreels, cinemagazines, and documentaries from 1910 until 1976 in the United Kingdom. Its founder, Charles Pathé, was a pioneer of moving pictures in the silent era. The Pathé News archive is known today as "British Pathé". Its collection of news film and movies is fully digitised and available online.

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