Wimbledon Tennis (1946)

Unused / unissued footage - dates and locations may be unclear / unknown. Cuts from newsreel 46/49 - Princess Marina at Wimbledon. Duchess of Kent, Princess Marina, shakes hands with American tennis team at Wimbledon. Mrs Wightman is seen in background. Mrs Wightman picks up trophy cup from a table on the court, and seems to receive instructions from an official, then rejoins her team with the Duchess coming along to speak to the players. Duchess walks onto court and shakes hands with Mrs Wightman. 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 (1934-195
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