Princess Off Duty (1947)

Thought to be Selected Originals from late 1940s material. The Princesses go horse riding at Bonza Bay, near East London, Cape Province, South Africa. CU Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) and Princess Margaret, wearing wide brimmed sun hats and jodhpurs, mounting their horses MS riding through a copse to the beach. MS LS Cantering along the sand, near the sea’s edge. Possibly connected with 47/22 - MD FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on