Royal Ascot

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1306A
Date Released
17 Jun 1954
Date submitted
Jun 1954
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Royal Ascot. DESCRIPTION: Her Majesty and the Duke attended the first day of the meeting. SHOTLIST: Cut story - Various shots of the course, stands, crowds, fashions etc. Elevated shot of Royal procession along course. Queen & Duke arrive in open landau. GV Royal Standard flying. GV Royal box. Queen, Duke, Queen Mother, Princess Margaret, Duchess of Kent. Queen walks to paddock. Queen with Gordon Richards. GV Royal box, all Royal family using glasses. Start of race. Various shots during race. Cut-ins of Royal box. ‘Corydalis’ wins from ‘Obverse’. Royal family smiling.
Keywords
Royalty; Sport; Horse racing; Vehicles; Fashion and costume
Locations
Ascot
Card file number
61230
Credits:
Camera
George Richardson
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Camera
L. Wilson
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Martin Gray
Camera
Montague G. Benson
Camera
Peter Brown
Camera
Terry O’Brien
Length of story (in feet)
200
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Royal Ascot', British Movietone News Issue No. 1306A, 17 Jun 1954. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/19290 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)