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COWES WEEK - COLOUR
Prince Philip, sailing 'Bloodhound'. Prince Charles racing in a Flying Fifteen. That's one aspect of Cowes Week. But for the majority of enthusiasts, the sailing dinghy is the answer - as the most economic way of getting afloat....
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THE STUDENT PRINCE
Prince Charles arrives at Trinity College Cambridge - the first Prince of Wales to attend the University for a hundred years. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or...
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BRAEMAR GATHERING
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FUN OF THE FAIR
Circus folk formed a sort of guard of honour, when Princess Margaret attended a gala performance at Olympia. Her Royal Highness accepted a bouquet from veteran clown Percy Hunter, and then took her place to enjoy the show. But first, in...
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1959 - THE YEAR RECALLED
A look back at the events of 1959. 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 and do not represent the...
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THE DUKE GOES BACK TO SEA
The Duke of Edinburgh leaves Heathrow Airport for Malta, where he is to take up command of the destroyer ""Chequers"". Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or...
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ROYAL BABY SETS BRITAIN REJOICING
New joy has come to the Royal Family in the birth to Princess Elizabeth of her first daughter. A salute of guns in Hyde Park and at the Tower of London followed the announcement of the birth, which, by tradition, is posted by the Home...
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TROOPING THE COLOUR
A beautiful summer day for the greatest of military spectacles - Trooping the Colour on Horse Guards Parade. Princess Margaret accompanied the Queen, and, to avoid undue strain, His Majesty drove to the ceremony instead of riding. The...
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HOLIDAY IN SCOTLAND (Colour)
At the Braemar Gathering, the Queen and the Royal Family saw, with over twenty thousand other people, some of the contests held at the Gathering. There was wrestling, tossing the caber and Highland dancing, among some of the items. ®...
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PRINCESS AND HER FAMILY OFF FOR VACATION & PRINCE PHILIP IN TURKEY
Princess Elizabeth and her children left London by train from King's Cross on their way to join the King and Queen at Balmoral. Arriving at Ballater Station in the morning, Princess Elizabeth was received by Canon Adam, the Provost. ®...
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THE BOAT SHOW
The sinking of the pound is helping boating exports to rise towards new records. Movietone's Colour Cameras visit Earls Court and put the exhibits into their proper perspective, filming them also out on the water. Best news for potential...
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The Queen's Birthday Pictures
To mark the forty-second birthday of Her Majesty the Queen, Movietone visits Windsor to take some informal pictures of the Royal Family. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either...
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PRINCE CHARLES THREE YEARS OLD
Early pictures of Prince Charles compared with those taken when he was a year old and with those taken recently, serve to remind us how quickly he is growing up. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and...
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PRINCE CHARLES - RUGGER FAN
Prince Charles accompanied Her Majesty and the Duke to Twickenham to see the match between the Army and the Navy - it was the first match he had seen. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions...
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THE ROYAL FAMILY BEHIND THE COUNTER
It was to aid the fund for building a vestry, that members of the Royal Family helped at a sale of work, at Abergeldie Castle. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video...
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ROYAL BRAEMAR
About thirty thousand went to the Braemar Gathering and, although the Queen didn't attend, the Queen Mother, Princess Margaret, Prince Philip, the Prince of Wales and Princess Anne were there. Highland dancing was a big feature of this...
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BALMORAL HOLIDAY
At Balmoral, the Royal Family spending ""time off"". The children enjoying themselves with their ponies, also having a wonderful time on the swings with the assistance of their father. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical...
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THE ROYAL CHILDREN AT HORSE SHOW
The Home Park Windsor, is the perfect setting for a Horse Show and Her Majesty and the Duke took their children on the third day. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the...
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THE WEDDING OF HRH PRINCESS MARGARET AND ANTHONY ARMSTRONG-JONES
Our film shows scenes of the Wedding in Westminster Abbey, and the return to Buckingham Palace. Then, Princess Margaret and her husband are seen leaving Buckingham Palace for their honeymoon and boarding the Royal Yacht ""Britannia""...
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ROYAL CHILDREN'S FIRST FLIGHT
Accompanied by Air Commodore Fielden (Captain of the Queen's Flight) Prince Charles and Princess Anne landed at London Airport after their first flight. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions...
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BRITISH EMPIRE GAMES
The finish of the Empire Games. 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 and do not represent the...
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THE GARTER CEREMONY
Windsor Castle - and the Garter Ceremony. The investiture of the Knight of the most Noble Order takes place in the Castle, and afterwards the procession moves towards St. George's Chapel, for the most honourable Company: - The Earl of...
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TROOPING THE COLOUR
To mark the Queen's official birthday - the greatest military spectacle of the year. After the royal salute, Her Majesty, (followed by the Duke of Edinburgh and the Duke of Gloucester) proceeded to inspect the eight Guards on parade and...
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THE YACHTING SCENE
Ships of a bygone age prepared to set sail again - Square riggers from six European countries took part in a sailing race to the Canaries. They are all training ships. So, it was off from Brest and out towards the Atlantic, with the...