One Minute News (1947)
Full title reads: "One Minute News".
London. The Eton and Harrow public school cricket match at Lords Cricket Ground.
LS the Royal party, King George VI, Queen Elizabeth (later Queen Mother) and Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) and Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten (later Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh), glimpsed on the balcony. CU Close ups of Women's hats. CU men in grey and black toppers, (Good close ups). LS General view of players on the cricket pitch.(no pictures of game).
Intertitle reads: "New Brighton".
New Brighton, Merseyside. England beat Wales by 4 goals to 1 in a water polo international.
Various shots of the game in progress in an outdoor pool. MS Goals being scored. LS spectators watching.
Intertitle reads: "London".
Scouts and Guides parade in London.
LS MS General view of the parade marching down the Mall, each contingent preceded by a flag bearer naming their county. CU Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II), in Rangers Uniform on the reviewing base. Lady Baden Powell behind Princess Elizabeth. CU Princess Margaret Rose, in the uniform of a Sea Ranger, also on the reviewing stand chatting to a guide officer. LS Cut ins of the crowds watching, mostly guides.
FILM ID:1189.02
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