The Queen Down Under (1963)

Melbourne, Australia. Several top shots of Melbourne, Australia. Several street scenes in Melbourne. Crowd and dignitaries gathered at the river Yarra to greet Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Queen and Duke leaving a barge and are greeted by the Governor of Victoria and other dignitaries. Several shots of the streets of Melbourne. Various shots of the Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne - crowd, fashionable women, man cleaning bits from the turf before the race, crowded stands, men looking through binoculars. Queen and Duke arriving in car. They leave car and are greeted by the Chief Stuart and escorted to their box. More shots of the men and women at racecourse. Start of the race, horses start running. Various shots of the race and Queen and Prince Philip watching. The winner is Aladdin’s Lamp. Several shots of the horses in the enclosure. The Queen presents the trophy to Mrs Mary Thompson, wife of a golfer Peter Thompson who owns the horse along with his golfing colleagues Kel Na
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