The Duke Starts Cross Country

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1394A

Date Released

23 Feb 1956

Date submitted

20 Feb 1956

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1FA Cup 5th Round - Newcastle V Stoke
2. 2Investiture
3. 3The Duke Starts Cross Country
4. 4Mardi Gras
5. 5The Shah in India
6. 6Russian Congress
7. 7Lord Trenchard Laid to Rest
8. 8Flood in Australia
9. *Dock Strike Over
10. *Scottish Dairy Show
11. *FA Cup 5th Round - Arsenal V Charlton

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 8

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Duke Starts Cross Country. DESCRIPTION: The Duke of Edinburgh was at Windsor Great Park, to start the Senior Southern Cross Country Championship. Ken Norris and Peter Driver were level pegging, then 300 yards from the tape, Peter turned on a terrific sprint that brought him home in 50 minutes 20 seconds. The Duke congratulated him in his fine effort. SHOTLIST: The Duke of Edinburgh at Great Windsor Cross Country Championship. GV of the Duke at the start of the race. GV of runners massed together up hill, coming through trees. Peter Driver runs in, the winner. Duke talking to Driver. 1st P Driver, 2nd Ken Norris, 3rd O’Gorman.

Keywords

Royalty; Sport; Athletics

Locations

Windsor; Windsor Great Park

Card file number

66053

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Camera

Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw

Camera

Len Waldorf

Length of story (in feet)

84

Story extras:

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