Princess Margaret Opens Royal Ballet School (1959)

Unissued / unused material. Princess Margaret opens new studios of Royal Ballet School, Hammersmith, London. General views of exterior Royal Ballet School. CU name plate “Royal Ballet School“. Various shots Princess Margaret’s arrival and of her being greeted by Mayor of Hammersmith J. F. Eaks. Princess then meets Dame de Valois and other VIPs. Architect Thomas Scott hands Princess Margaret the scissors, she cuts the tape to open the new dance studios, Princess Margaret enters. Various shots Princess watching ballet class taken by Dame Ninette de Valois. Various shots dancers practising under instruction of Dame de Valois, cuts of Princess watching. Various shots Margaret chatting with two ballerinas, Nadia Nerina and Svetlana Beriosova. CU Princess chatting with Annette Page. MS ballerina and male dancers practising duet. Date on dope sheet is 25/04/1959. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES,