Royal Regatta (1946)

Item title reads - Henley Royal Regatta. Oxfordshire. Various shots of spectators crowding the river in punts, boats, etc. L/S of motor launch, carrying Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) and Princess Margaret Rose sailing up the Thames to the landing jetty. C/U Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret in the royal enclosure. Various shots of women wearing the latest in hat fashions. M/S of a man, dressed in rowing kit, with schoolboy type rowing hat, eating ice cream from plate with spoon. Various shots of a race in progress. Good shots of Princess Elizabeth and Margaret Rose, seated in open launch, following a race. Various views of the river bank, crowded with people, taken from the launch as it speeds along the river. M/S of the timekeepers and cheering spectators, one falls in the river with the excitement. M/S’s as Princess Elizabeth presents her own trophy to the captain of Bedford School. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV.