Royal Days In Mexico (1964)

Royal Days in Mexico. L/S of Mexico City. Taken from the top of the Latino Americana Tower. L/S Crowds assembled the arrival of the Duke of Edinburgh (Prince Philip) at a housing estate. M/S of Mexican women and children waving. M/S of the Duke with officials walking up steps. L/S of confetti being thrown down from roof of housing Estate. L/S crowds waving and cheering. M/S of Duke and other watching from specially constructed dais in front of housing estate. L/S Mexican women in colourful costumes and men dancing on large open air platform before the Duke. L/Ss band playing. M/S men and women dancing. L/S of mass of colourful balloons being released. M/S of the Duke talking to girl performers in ’Charreada’. C/U of the Duke smiling and shaking hands with a girl performer. L/S Horseman riding in the arena. The Duke watches from royal box. M/S group of 5 Mexican women riders on horseback and starts to prance round the arena. M/S of the Duke putting on dark glasses. Several mores shots of the girls performi