A Royal Night Out
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UK theatrical release poster.
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| Directed by | Julian Jarrold |
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| Music by | Paul Englishby |
| Cinematography | Christophe Beaucarne |
| Edited by | Luke Dunkley |
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| Distributed by | Lionsgate |
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97 minutes[1] |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
A Royal Night Out is a 2015 British comedy-drama film directed by Julian Jarrold and written by Trevor de Silva and Kevin Hood. The film stars Sarah Gadon as the young Princess Elizabeth, who with Princess Margaret (Bel Powley) ventures out of Buckingham Palace to enjoy the VE Day celebrations.
Synopsis[edit]
On V.E. Day in 1945, as peace is declared across Europe and London is celebrating, Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret are allowed to join the celebrations, against the Queen's wishes. The King, impressed by Elizabeth's pleading, asks her to report back on the people's feelings towards him and his midnight speech on the radio.
Each girl, incognito, is given a chaperone of an army officer, and an itinerary to be back at Buckingham Palace by 1am. Soon realising the planned itinerary by the Queen does not live up to their expectations of fun and meeting the ordinary people, Margaret is the first to slip away from her escort followed by Elizabeth.
The Princesses are separated on two different buses, and Margaret is befriended by a Naval Officer seeking to take advantage of what he believes is just an ordinary girl, and Elizabeth by an airman who is absent without leave.
Margaret is led by her Naval Officer into a world of nightclubs, gambling, spiked drinks and brothels. Elizabeth and her airman have their own adventures trying to catch up with Margaret, which take them far beyond the 1am deadline into the early hours of the following morning.
Cast[edit]
- Sarah Gadon as Princess Elizabeth
- Bel Powley as Princess Margaret
- Emily Watson as Queen Elizabeth
- Rupert Everett as King George VI
- Jack Reynor as Jack
- Roger Allam as Stan
- Ruth Sheen as Jack's Mum
- Jack Laskey as Captain Pryce
- John Neville as Spiv
- Samantha Baines as Mary
- Fiona Skinner as Annie
Release[edit]
A Royal Night Out was released in the United Kingdom on 8 May 2015 [1] and on DVD on 7 September 2015.
Real events[edit]
In reality, Elizabeth and Margaret went out in a group of 16 including their nanny, several friends their own age and military protection including Group Captain Peter Townsend. The two officer escorts and the airman in the screenplay were fictional creations. The group returned to Buckingham palace at 1am.
References[edit]
- ^ a b "A ROYAL NIGHT OUT (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. 23 March 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
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- 2015 films
- English-language films
- 2010s comedy-drama films
- 2010s historical films
- 2010s romantic comedy films
- British films
- British comedy-drama films
- British historical films
- British romantic comedy films
- Films directed by Julian Jarrold
- Films set in 1945
- Films set in England
- Films shot in England
- Lions Gate Entertainment films
