L/S pipers and drummers marching towards camera. M/S pipers marching past camera. C/U's pipers. C/U drum. L/S of the gathering. M/S Queen Elizabeth II stepping out of car followed by Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and watched...
L/S pipers and drummers marching towards camera. M/S pipers marching past camera. C/U's pipers. C/U drum. L/S of the gathering. M/S Queen Elizabeth II stepping out of car followed by Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and watched by Prince Charles (Prince of Wales) and Princess Anne (Princess Royal), they shake hands with the Duke of Fife, pan down to Prince Andrew (Duke of York). M/S as they walk along. M/S crowd watching. M/S line of officials shaking hands with Princess Anne, Princess Margaret and Prince Charles. L/S crowds at Games. Various shots children doing Scottish dancing on platform. M/S little boy dancing on grass below. M/S crowd.
M/S as Arthur Rowe swings the hammer, pan with hammer as it flies through the air. M/S Bill Anderson swinging and throwing the hammer. Various shots tug of war final between RAF St. Athan's and the 23rd Parachute Field Ambulance team. C/U rope, M/S as the RAF team win. M/S team members congratulating each other. C/U Big Bill Bangert watching. C/U Queen presenting shield to the winners, on the platform with her are Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, Prince Charles, Princess Anne and Princess Margaret. L/S Bill Anderson running with the caber and tossing it over. C/U Bill walking away. M/S Big Bill Bangert tossing caber. C/U little boy watching. C/U as Arthur Rowe runs into M/S as he tosses the caber. C/U Arthur walking past camera. M/S two men carrying the caber at each end.
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