The Prince's Crash.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

British Film Institute, owner.

Topical Film Co., production company.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Horse racing.

Kings and rulers.

Sports.

Sports--Competitions.

England--Berkshire.

Windsor, Edward, Duke of, 1894-1972.

Royal family.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file (1 minute, 46 seconds)) : silent, black and white.

Place of Publication:

[Great Britain] : Topical Film Company, 1924.

Summary:

"Exclusive pictures of HRH terrible fall at army Point to Point at Arborfield Cross. "Prince and Duke of York wish ‘Bon Voyage’ to Prince Henry - who also crashed". "The Prince was No 13. but others were as unlucky - out of 15 starters, only 3 survived to pass the post". "This picture shows how near the onlookers were to the horses". "The jumps are stiff". "The Prince’s fall". "Watch this picture carefully - did the Prince swerve to avoid some spectators?". "The 3 survivors’ desperate finish". "`Good Luck’ and a speedy recovery to our plucky Prince"." The Prince of Wales falls of his horse in Army point-to-point at Arborfield Cross.

Notes:

Issue number: 656-1 ; Story number within issue: 4 of 4

Series: Topical Budget.

With intertitles.