ROYAL / TENNIS: Royal Day at Wimbledon (1928)

EMPIRE NEWS NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit King George V and Queen Mary visit Wimbledon tennis and see de Alvarez defeat Covell (4-6, 6-3, 7-5). Full Description: SLATE CARD INFORMATION: Royal Day at Wimbledon ENGLAND: London: Wimbledon: EXT Lili de Alvarez (Spanish tennis player) v Mrs B C Covell matchplay and side views of King George V and Queen Mary watching from seats / King George V and Queen Mary applauding / Alvarez and Covell shaking hands at end of match SLATE CARD: Miss H Wills, the champion, gains easy victory over Miss E Harvey 6-2, 6-3 Helen Wills (American tennis player) and Ermyntrude Harvey (British tennis player) out onto tennis court / Crowd watching / H Wills v F Harvey matchplay / Harvey and Wills shaking hands at the end of the match then posing for camera Background: King George V and Queen Mary visit Wimbledon tennis and see de Alvarez defeat Covell (4-6, 6-3, 7-
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