News in Colour: Royal Ascot

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1932A

Date Released

16 Jun 1966

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Milk Race - Pole Wins - Britain Third
2. 2Wightman Cup
3. 3Magnificent Men and Women
4. 4News in Colour: Royal Ascot

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 4

Section Title

News in Colour

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Royal Ascot Colour. DESCRIPTION: Royal Ascot - and the Queen and Princess Grace attend the first day of the meeting - ‘Tubalcain’ wins the Ascot Stakes, but the Fashion Stakes steal the picture, particularly the invasion of those short, short skirts. SHOTLIST: Movietonews Colour Title. Pan a horse drawn coach arriving at Ascot. GV royal coaches pass in front of stand on race track. MS crowd at side of race track. Zoom in the Queen and Prince Philip pass in coach. MS the Queen Mother and Princess Margaret pass. MS Prince Rainier and Princess Grace pass. GV paddock area. MS women wearing fashionable hats. MS ditto. MCU ditto. MS ditto. Pan woman past wearing floral hat. Pan woman wearing fashionable hat. Pan ditto. Top shot ditto. MS ditto. Pan down girl wearing trouser suite. Top shot women past in fashionable clothes. Pan girl past wearing short skirt. Pan ditto. Top shot. Pan up ditto. GV horses in parade ring for Ascot Stakes. MLS Queen and Queen Mother in parade ring. LS jockey mounts ‘Zaloba’. GV crowd in stand. GV horses approach finish of Ascot Stakes. MS people wait in paddock. GV pan ‘Shira’ leads until ‘Tubalcain’ challenges to win. Top shot crowds at side of unsaddling enclosure. Top shot the winner ‘Tubalcain’ lead in to be saddled. MLS ditto. Pan down women wearing short skirts. Pan up ditto. Movietone Colour End Titles.

Keywords

Royalty; Sport; Horse racing; Fashion and costume

Locations

England; Ascot

Card file number

91236

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Camera

John Mould

Camera

Norman Fisher

Camera

Ronald E. Collins

Length of story (in feet)

248

Story extras:

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