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Continued from previous reel. Queen Elizabeth II on visit to Ghana and West Africa. 01:47:52 Freetown, Sierra Leone. Boats are rowed out to sea. Many are decorated with Union Jack flags. They forming a regatta for Royal yacht Britannia. Guns fire royal salute. Shots of men brushing red carpet and women waiting. Queen and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh come down gangplank. Shots of local dignitaries and presentation of flowers. Queen and Duke drive off in open car. 01:50:08 Queen visits village. Shots of children grinding maize. Queen is shown local crafts including cloth making. Queen and Philip watch men thatch a hut roof. Men play traditional game of tops. Shots of women cooking and men carving ivory. 01:51:54 Queen visits men working open cast diamond mine. They sing while they work. They sift gravel in streams. Queen looks on with interest. CU as a diamond is found. Shots of woman having hair combed and men playing drums. The men wear feathers in their hair. Shots of a stilt walker. 01:53
