Royal Ascot

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1411A
Date Released
21 Jun 1956
Date submitted
19 Jun 1956
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Ascot Race. DESCRIPTION: The Queen and The Duke attended the first day of Royal Ascot. Race goers were there in large numbers, and ladies of fashion displayed a great variety fashion on their heads. The third race of the day was the Ascot Stakes which was won by Zarathustra followed behind by God’s Hill and Rally. SHOTLIST: LS across to stands filled with crowds. LS of the Royal procession up the course. Shots of the Queen, Duke of Edinburgh and the Duke of Gloucester seated in the moving horse drawn carriage. Flag flying. Various shots of the hat fashions. TPS over men wearing top hats. TPS of the Queen with the Princess Royal walking along. TPS the Queen talking. Shot of Princess Alexandra walking along. Winston Churchill and Clementine Churchill walking along. Shots of the horses in the paddock. Three women looking through binoculars. MLS of the Queen Mother looking through binoculars. Duke of Gloucester in the background looking through binoculars. Start of the Ascot Stakes - various shots of the race. Crowd looking through binoculars. Shots of the race won by ‘Zarathustra’. Shot of the Queen and the Princess Royal watching the race.
Keywords
Royalty; Sport; Horse racing; Politics and government; Fashion and costume
Locations
Ascot; Berkshire
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
67363
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
159
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Royal Ascot', British Movietone News Issue No. 1411A, 21 Jun 1956. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/21010 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)