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GLORIOUS GOODWOOD
Our pictures show all the highlights of the Stewards' Cup. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for historical accuracy...
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ORDER OF THE GARTER
Windsor Castle and the annual Procession by the Knights of the Order of the Garter. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced...
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THE FRENCH STATE VISIT - COLOUR
President Giscard D'Estaing of France arrives in London for a four day State Visit and is met at Victoria Station by Her Majesty the Queen. Later in the day, in the gardens of Buckingham Palace, Her Majesty presents the President with a...
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ROYAL ENGAGEMENT
The betrothal of Princess Anne to Lieutenant Mark Phillips. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for historical accuracy...
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ROYAL VISITORS AT ABBEY WEDDING
The recent society wedding at Westminster Abbey was attended by the Queen and Princess Elizabeth. The bride was Lady Caroline Montagu-Douglas-Scott, daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch. The groom was Mr Ian Hedworth Gilmour,...
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THE SILVER JUBILEE REVIEW OF THE FLEET
From the deck of the Royal Yacht 'Britannia', Her Majesty the Queen and members of her family review the ships of the British Navy which had assembled off Spithead. ® From the Movietone Film Archives we look back at other Fleet Reviews...
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ROYAL ASCOT - GOLD CUP DAY
The colour and bustle of Ascot on 'Gold Cup Day' and the Royal Family arrives in the traditional carriage procession down the Course. For the third year running, the 'Gold Cup' is won by 'Sagaro' and Lester Piggott. Disclaimer: British...
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ROYAL TOUR OF THE SOUTH BANK EXHIBITION
The following day the King and Queen, together with members of the Royal Family toured the Exhibition site. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the...
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THE OPENING OF THE FESTIVAL OF BRITAIN
Their Majesties drive to St. Paul's for the Service and afterwards on the steps of the Cathedral, the King opens the Festival. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video...
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THE QUEEN OPENS LONDON BRIDGE
The official opening of the new London Bridge by Her Majesty the Queen. The opening was followed by a Royal walkabout. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or...
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QUEEN'S VISIT TO ABERFAN
Six and a half years after the Aberfan disaster, the Queen returns to open the new Memorial Centre. Movietone looks back to the tragic days of 1966. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions...
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ROYAL VISITORS SEE POLO FINAL
Princess Margaret was at Roehampton with Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip to watch the polo match for the Festival Cup. Hurlingham played a team from Argentina and won comfortably by 6 3. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an...
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THE QUEEN LAUNCHES 'HMS INVINCIBLE'
Her Majesty, the Queen launches the Navy's first anti-submarine cruiser, 'HMS Invincible'. The 'Invincible' is the first of three ships of this type being built for the Navy. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any...
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RECORD RACING PRIZE
The King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot was worth over £25,000 to the winner. Mr Churchill was there to watch his horse ""Colonist II"". The race was won by ""Supreme Court"" by three quarters of a length from...
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HER MAJESTY'S JUBILEE YEAR BEGINS
Last December, Her Majesty opened the new Museum of London which contains displays that reflect life in the City down the centuries. On view there, in Jubilee Year, are the Queen's Coronation Robes. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an...
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HER MAJESTY'S JUBILEE YEAR BEGINS
To mark her Silver Jubilee, the Queen plants a Luccombe Oak tree in Victoria Tower Gardens, Westminster. In the past few years disease has claimed many of the country's trees and it is hoped that trees will be planted throughout the...
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HER MAJESTY'S JUBILEE YEAR BEGINS
On the 6th February, the 25th Anniversary of her Accession to the Throne, Her Majesty the Queen attends Morning Service at the Royal Chapel, Windsor Park. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and...
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THE QUEEN VISITS THE STOCK EXCHANGE
HM the Queen, accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh, recently visited the London Stock Exchange. Trading was briefly suspended whilst Her Majesty met some of the people who conducted the daily business of the Exchange. Disclaimer: British...
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HER MAJESTY'S JUBILEE YEAR BEGINS
A relaxed and smiling Queen, together with the Duke of Edinburgh, pose for photographs in the sitting room of Balmoral Castle. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video...
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PORTUGUESE STATE VISIT
President Eanes of Portugal arrived at Victoria Station to begin a four-day State Visit and was met by the Queen and others members of the Royal Family. In the evening a State Banquet was held at Buckingham Palace. Disclaimer: British...
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REMEMBRANCE SERVICE
Her Majesty the Queen led the Nation in Remembrance of the dead of the Two World Wars as she laid her wreath on the Cenotaph in Whitehall. The Duke of Edinburgh and Prince Charles also laid wreaths, as did the Prime Minister and...
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MAUNDY SERVICE
Her Majesty, the Queen attends the annual Maundy Service, which this year was held in Westminster Abbey. The Queen distributed the purses, containing the Maundy coins to pensioners of the Westminster Parish. Disclaimer: British Movietone...
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THE QUEEN DEPARTS FOR THE MIDDLE EAST
HM the Queen and Prince Philip arrived at Heathrow Airport in a flurry of snow, to board the British Airways Concorde, at the start of a 3 week visit to the Middle East. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any...
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THE QUEEN'S TOUR
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