ROYALTY/QUIRKY - Edward Prince of Wales visits Ashbourne for ancient Shrove Tuesday footba...(1928)

GAUMONT GRAPHIC NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit ENGLAND: Edward Prince of Wales at Ashbourne, sets the ball rolling (and the feathers flying) in 1,000 year-old football game, played every Pancake Day. Full Description: SLATE INFORMATION: HAVING HIS FLING ENGLAND: Derbyshire: Ashbourne EXT Man holding a football with emblem on it / Waving crowds geathered / Prince of Wales on wooden platform with officials / Match begins in a river as hoards of people look on / Prince of Wales watching / Match and crowds / Crowds begin to participate in the match as it moves from the river and onto land with people running / Match returns to river / Wide Royal stand Background: ENGLAND: Edward Prince of Wales at Ashbourne, sets the ball rolling (and the feathers flying) in 1,000 year-old football game, played every Pancake Day. Shrove Tuesday football match with an unlimited number of players and almost no rules. FILM ID: VLVA7BP36