His Majesty Opens Royal Tournament

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
104
Date Released
1 Jun 1931
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: His Majesty Opens Royal Tournament. DESCRIPTION: The King and Queen enjoy brilliant annual display by three services at Olympia. SHOTLIST: The Queen followed by the King enters the Olympia building. General shot of the arena. Long shot of the crowd to attention. Long shot of the King and Queen with the backs of the troops (in busbies) in the foreground. Close shot of the troops. Long shot walking towards camera of the King, good shot as he passes same. Inspection of the Navy. He walks up to the stand. Long shot of the arena and the display. Shot of the King and Queen in the Royal box with others. Another shot of the display. Horses and gun carriages around the arena. Motor cyclists trick shots over planks etc. Comic shot of Motor cyclist with surf rider being dragged behind. Marchpast of troops in period costume.
Keywords
Royalty; Buildings and structures; Entertainment and leisure; Vehicles; Displays; Weapons; Aviation; Motorcycling; Stunts; Ceremonies; Navy; Fashion and costume; Animals; Military
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
1231
Length of story (in feet)
189
Story extras:
Film clip

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'His Majesty Opens Royal Tournament', British Movietone News Issue No. 104, 1 Jun 1931. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/3036 (Accessed 13 Apr 2026)