Royal Engagements

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1156A
Date Released
2 Aug 1951
Date submitted
30 Jul 1951
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Royal Engagements. DESCRIPTION: At Clarence House, Princess Elizabeth was recently at home to a hundred and eighty Scouts and Scouters from Commonwealth and Empire. At Colchester, Princess Margaret attended the Regimental games of the Highland Light Infantry. Prince Philip played polo for Maidensgrove against Hertfordshire in a 2nd round tie of the Cowdray Junior Cup on the Duke of Sutherland’s ground near Guildford. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Coat of Arms. . Princess Elizabeth inspects Scouts at Clarence House. Several shots of Princess Elizabeth inspecting Boy Scouts from all parts of the world. Stops & chats (silent). Also shakes hands with some (left handed). Being introduced to higher ranking scout official. HLI Sports - Colchester. Princess Margaret present. HLI band counter marching to martial music. Princess Margaret with HLI officials wearing civilian clothing. Men of Highland Light Infantry in tug-of-war. Cut-ins Princess watching. Princess presents awards after sports. Duke Plays Polo, near Guildford. Prince Philip mounts horse & rides onto field. Various shots of polo in action. Also the Duke playing. SCU ball passing between posts. Scoreboard. Cut-in crowds watching.
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Not shown in Cardiff.
Keywords
Royalty; Sport; Organisations; Buildings and structures; Music and dance; Children; Ceremonies; Military; Youth
Card file number
55845
Credits:
Camera
Hilton Craig
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Martin Gray
Camera
Paul Wyand
Length of story (in feet)
135
Story extras:
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'Royal Engagements', British Movietone News Issue No. 1156A, 2 Aug 1951. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/17281 (Accessed 08 Feb 2025)