A Royal Night Out (2015)

On V.E. Day in 1945, as peace extends across Europe, Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret are allowed out to join the celebrations. It is a night full of excitement, danger and the first flutters of romance.

Director:

Julian Jarrold

Writers:

Trevor De Silva, Kevin Hood

Stars:

Sarah Gadon, Bel Powley, Emily Watson

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sarah Gadon	...	Elizabeth
Bel Powley	...	Margaret
Emily Watson	...	Queen
Rupert Everett	...	King
Mark Hadfield	...	Mickey
Jack Laskey	...	Lieutenant Pryce
Jack Gordon	...	Lieutenant Burridge
Tim Potter	...	Duty Manager
Annabel Leventon	...	Lady MacCloud
Geoffrey Streatfeild	...	Jeffers
Jack Reynor	...	Jack Hodges
Debra Penny	...	Clippie
Ricky Champ	...	Tough Soldier
Jack Brady	...	Pub Landlord
Jessica Jay	...	Girl at Trafalgar Square

Storyline

On VE Day in May 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 chaperoned by a Royal Army officer with an itinerary to be back at Buckingham Palace by 1:00 a.m. Soon realizing the Queen's planned itinerary does not fulfill their expectations of fun and meeting the ordinary people, Margaret is the first to slip away from her escort, followed by Elizabeth. Both princesses are separated on two different buses and have their own night-long adventure. Margaret is befriended by a Royal Naval officer seeking to take advantage of what he believes is just an ordinary girl. Elizabeth meets and becomes acquainted with an airman who is AWOL (absent without leave). Margaret is led by her naval officer into a ...

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Plot Keywords:

based on true story | king george vi character | queen elizabeth ii | no opening credits | year 1945 | 

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Taglines:

V-E Day, 1945. Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret escape the palace for...

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some sexual content and brief drug elements

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 December 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

Girls' Night Out

Filming Locations:

Hull, East Riding, Yorkshire, England, UK

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$100,847, 6 December 2015

Gross USA:

$228,136

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$4,779,170

Company Credits

Production Co:

Ecosse Films, Film i Väst, Film i Väst

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In lieu of the nowadays renovated London Ritz, some scenes were filmed in May 2014 at the Hotel Metropole in Brussels (see the stylized HM letters on some of the glass doors in the ballroom scenes). The vintage luggage there used as movie props (seen in two passages of a few seconds) originates from the Belgian BELMAL Malletier museum collection.

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Goofs

Princess Elizabeth & Jack walk east from London' s West End to the East End across Hammersmith Bridge, which is well to the west of London.

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Quotes

Elizabeth: Not a bloody word, alright?

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Crazy Credits

The opening credits play over clips of stock-footage from the time-period, including a short clip of Winston Churchill giving a speech.

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Connections

Featured in The EE British Academy Film Awards (2016)

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Soundtracks

God Save The Queen
Music by Thomas Augustine Arne (uncredited) and lyrics by Henry Carey

User Reviews

Very entertaining

This is not a documentary so don't expect it to be accurate or even the slightest bit true. It is based very loosely around Princess Elizabeth and Margaret going out into the crowds at Buckingham Palace on the night peace was declared (VE Day)....that's where the similarity stops. Rupert Everett as the King is such a bad choice, but again, it's not meant to be taken seriously. I liked the character portrayed as Princess Margaret and also the Queen Mother... they are likable and funny. The whole story is quite well written and very funny in places...as long as you don't take it too seriously and try to work out fact from fiction. All in all I thought it was very entertaining.....