Lord Mountbatten Playing Polo (1949)

Unissued / unused material. Italian newsreel item. Lord Louis Mountbatten plays polo with Maltese team against Italian army, Rome, Italy. MS Lord Mountbatten in polo kit mounting pony prior to the match. Malta v Italian army. MS British Ambassador to Italy Sir Victor Mallet and his daughter watching. Various shots match in progress, goals being scored. Rear view Lady Mountbatten presenting cup to Italian team. MS Lord Mountbatten and Malta team congratulating Italian Team. Date on dope sheet is 08/10/1949. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont