Royal Ascot (In Colour)

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1776A
Date Released
20 Jun 1963
Date submitted
18 Jun 1963
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Royal Ascot (In Colour). DESCRIPTION: Her Majesty the Queen and Prince Philip attended the opening of Royal Ascot Week, the most fashionable occasion with the accent on ladies’ hats and dresses. SHOTLIST: Key scene (fade in). TS crowds. MS ladies in fancy hats. MS another. MCU same. MS couple. GV pan - crowds. MCU lady with umbrella. CU umbrella. MCU couple under umbrella. MS lady with umbrella. MS family having dinner. CU man opens bottle of champagne. MCU lady eating. MCU champagne being poured. GV crowd. GV the Queen and Prince Philip drive along course (2 shots). TS crowd. Queen and Prince into royal enclosure (3 shots). GV crowds. MS Queen and Duke. GV horse in paddock. MS Queen talks to her jockey. MS Queen’s horse Apprentice (Derek Morris up). MS Queen with Derek Morris. MS horses and jockeys. GV board with runners’ names. MS lady in feathered hat. GV race in progress. MCU pan down lady with backless dress. GV Hereford (ridden by Jimmy Hunter) wins the Queen’s Vase race. GV crowds. Hereford is led into paddock (2 shots). MLS Apprentice. MS crowds. GV course with crowds in background. End Title. Winner of the Queen’s Vase race: Hereford.
Keywords
Sport; Horse racing; Social events; Fashion and costume
Locations
Ascot; Berkshire
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
86768
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
237
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Royal Ascot (In Colour)', British Movietone News Issue No. 1776A, 20 Jun 1963. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/25145 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)