Royal Ascot (1949)

Unused, unissued footage dates and locations may be unknown or unclear. Cuts from newsreel 49, 48 Royal Ascot, Berkshire. Various shots of fashionablydressed people wandering about at the races. A miserable man selling carnation buttonholes manages a grin for the camera. M, S of normallydressed women spectators. C, U of girl in fashionable feathered hat and furtrimmed coat. An Indian man in top hat helps an Indian woman with her sari. Various more shots of fashionable people and toffs wandering about the stand. Women in picture hats. General views of crowds in the stand. Elevated view of group of male toffs looking through binoculars. Funny shots of normal people jigging along as they enter the grounds, carrying parasols and wearing crepepaper hats look like they re having fun. L, S of open carriage bringing King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (Queen Mother) to the races, followed by Prince Philip with Princess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II) and Princess Margaret in another royal