Royal Ascot (1964)

Full title reads: “Royal Ascot - Technicolor“. Technicolor techniscope Version. Ascot Race Course, Berkshire. Various shots of people arriving at the race course - shots of women wearing fashionable hats and men in top hats and tails. Shots of the arrival of the Royal Procession and the Queen’s Coach carrying Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh and others. Various shots of the New Stand and of large crowds. More shots of people in hats. Shots of the horse race for the Queen Mary Stakes. Horses including: St. Tropez (ridden by Jimmy Lindley), Barra, Vierge Royale, All A Fire, Pindarna, Brassia (ridden by Jack Purtell), Bugle Call (ridden by Val Faggotter), Wind Song (ridden by Greville Starkey). Brassia wins and is led to the Winners Enclosure. Good shots of ’posh’ people eating picnic and drinking champagne as they sit at table by car. More shots of crowds and of women in hats. Various shots of the Royal Hunt Cup. The Queen and the Duke of Norfolk watch the parade ri