Queen Elizabeth II on a Tiger Shoot in Katmandu (1961) | British Pathé

King Mahendra and Queen Ratna of Nepal welcome Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh to Katmandu for a tiger shoot in 1961.
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(FILM ID:1205.05)
This footage is similar to newsreel story 'Queen in Katmandu' found in Pathé Newsreels issue 61/19 on Pathe Master Tape PM1714 - Film ID 1714.02.
Title reads: "QUEEN IN KATMANDU".
Kathmandu (Katmandu), Nepal.
Various shots showing examples of the architecture in Katmandu. It is a mixture of Buddhist and Chinese culture. Several close up shots of the colourful Indian and Chinese figures - mostly mythic animals. Various shots, some great close ups, of the Tibetan refugees in Katmandu.
Huge crowds on side of road gathered to greet the Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh. King Mahendra and Queen Ratna waiting at the airport for their arrival. King's entourage in full red uniform lined up to greet the Queen. Queen and King of Nepal and Duke and Queen of Nepal riding from the airport in two separate coaches - huge crowds along the route. Various travelogue style shots of Katmandu - streets, people, buildings, fruit and vegetable market etc.
Tiger shoot is organised for King Mahendra and his Royal guests at Sawai Madhour game reserve. Various shots of the tiger shoot - many men and elephants (327 of them) seen. White canvas is spread to circle the area where the tiger is driven. Queen on one of the elephants looking on. Line of elephants carrying men with rifles at ready. A tiger runs through the high grass. Men shoot and hit the tiger. Several shots of men measuring dead tiger. King Mahendra standing next to the dead tiger. Several shots of the rhinoceros hunt. Dead rhinoceros lying on grass with men around it.
Lines of Ghurkas standing on the field, many with medals on their chests, waiting for the Queen to inspect them. Queen inspecting the Ghurkas. Several close up shots of the men and medals - some VC holders. Crowds around wave small Union Jacks.
Queen and Duke riding in a Jeep through huge crowds waving small Union Jacks.
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[@sarwasadharan]

This video is of 1960 around 62 years ago and people on the comment section are acting like it happened this week.

[@jimmixed777]

so it makes the shituation better ? if people would not act that foolish in this time-more species would not be endangered or extinct today ! and also it makes an big difference if someone from nepal shoot the tiger ,to feed his family,than to go as an stinking rich person from the west to an poor country like this,to shoot an royal animal like an tiger ! you dig ?...

[@ritikirakihda8098]

🤣🤣 The greatest grandson of this tiger are now growing their population in Chitwan Again.

[@prasanthpanicker5588]

It is still relevant. Because many morons killed these animals for Fun. 😮😊

[@urgenlama1337]

No you are wrong. Human beings progressed only due to the concept of care and empathy that we don't find in the animals of lower strata (I mean in the animals)

[@yazunakarmi3315]

May the Tiger and the Rhino Rest In Peace

[@taybak8446]

That wasn't hunting, that was shooting fish in a barrel.

[@darpan2161]

Yes

[@jimmixed777]

yes ! shame on the queen!

[@akumal5819]

Everyone Welcome to Nepal but not to kill animals.

[@jimmixed777]

thank you ! shame to the queen-greetings from kenya

[@alinadeem3754]

Qqqqqq

[@sweta2984]

@@jimmixed777 come on it is just royal stuff

[@jimmixed777]

@@sweta2984 hi! can u precise what royal stuff is? i´ve never heard about ...! greetings!

[@sweta2984]

@@jimmixed777 we read in textbooks since the time of rana bahadur shah (in nepal ) Kings use to kill animal for fun even in Ramayan and Mahabharata we have heard it

[@Isuzu3284]

I like the sound of description, really rare and retro

[@anishkafle1252]

RIP queen We (Nepalese) are always thankful to you for strengthening diplomatic relationships with our Nepal 🇳🇵

[@jimmixed777]

and tiger shooting is ok? please think about it...

[@nonbeliever5027]

@Ajax it's not

[@xi_c_ayushprashar5950]

@Ajax just a hyper teen

[@smirsaud6247]

@@jimmixed777 but we are now preserving tiger. Go watch on KZbin

[@laughterthebestmedicine1947]

@@jimmixed777 it's ok

[@tejprasadtejprasad7322]

RIP majesty king Mahendra... And majesty queen Elizabeth ii..🙏

[@ketanshimpi282]

Killing a tiger and a rhino, utter nonsense and stupid

[@imblink9154]

It may be hunting reserve

[@sanskarpokharel8503]

This was 60 years ago

[@smritilimbu6180]

Absolutely ! That's not cool

[@nabiinvai2304]

@@smritilimbu6180 Comeon this was years ago!

[@iamlive3799]

@@nabiinvai2304 due to such activity of our ancestors. Ecosystem is greatly harmed nowadays...

[@ilamelivlogs6952]

Now in 2022 Nepal has doubled the number of its tigers..hats off 🇳🇵 🔥🔥

[@rishabhkumardwivedi]

You should

[@markgonsalves]

Its a good feet, but we almost hunted them to extinction so.... 😂

[@hayleydryden8358]

Disgusting.. Shooting animals for sport.. You sure have to be a heartless person to commit such an horrendously vile act..

[@purnimadas597]

@@yusuph1278 Doesn't matter Due to this activities over hunting sports hunting hunting for show up bengal tigers asiatic lions asiatic one horn rhinos are now endangered And asiatic cheetah is extinct from indian subcontinent..only few remains in Iran on the verge of extinction..

[@bibekgc4181]

@@purnimadas597 We have protected Animals ..Since past 15 years and our tigers ..rhino numbers have been doubled ..Dosent matter my Foot ..look at India where even Cows are sold for beef .You Fking inhumane peoples

[@jimmixed777]

@@purnimadas597 thank you ! dont be fooled by the image of the queen as a waving hand granny!

[@jimmixed777]

@@yusuph1278 it makes the shituation better?

[@jimmixed777]

that is how she treat the people in the colonies as well ! death of queen=death of colonialism !

[@sawcheatbanzara7277]

King mahendra's this clever step of welcoming queen Elizabeth was a great success for him.

[@mytravelstory3873]

How easily they show us they are the same person fighting for animal rights, working for conservation in one hand and hunting in the other hand.

[@mytravelstory3873]

@@Sandesh_Gee yes..that's what time is..

[@Cap10bp]

We love to welcome her again to our country nepal ❤️❤️

[@peter-coates]

No shooting this time hopefully

[@onlineeducationnepal7842]

Do we still have an independent country Nepal?

[@chitrarajsingh]

Only if we have Kingdom glory back in Nepal.

[@tusharjoshi4310]

Sapna ma auxa aba sathi

[@avimufcns]

@@tusharjoshi4310 haha so true

[@bbjr9406]

Long Live the King Mahendra´s memory❤️ Long may ever live Our Nepal🇳🇵till the sun and moon doth come up in the sky. JAY NEPAL🇳🇵

[@kripeshpoudel4588]

Let’s be honest ❤️ she has a huge respect for my country and our King❤️ R.I.P Queen😥

[@mountain85]

that is why she was invited to shoot endangered tigers? What did she leave for the people? any hospitals or schools perhaps ?

[@jimmixed777]

huge respect?to shoot a tiger ?are u crazy?

[@prachij.6382]

Tum jesi soch wale log gulaam ke gulaam hi rahoge

[@kripeshpoudel4588]

@@prachij.6382 jo log British k 200 sal tak gulami Karte rahe wahi gulami bolte hey😆

[@jimmixed777]

@@prachij.6382 can u write it in english ? thanks !

[@rohansubedi7426]

Feels like some beautiful retro movie scene ❤

[@housegregory15]

0:01 the flag should be of UK NEPAL🇳🇵 🇬🇧 . NOT UK INDIA 🇬🇧 🇮🇳 . mind it.

[@bidur2062]

Yeah

[@onlineeducationnepal7842]

Does independent Nepal exist today?

[@iyuiexo7409]

@@onlineeducationnepal7842 yes it does

[@amritadhikaro559]

@@onlineeducationnepal7842 it exists before the existence of Independent india and any other south Asian countries.

[@sahelnana]

With all respect. A long life of luxury and adventure, calling it duty and hardwork. Thanking them for the fun they had here and there with no real responsibility to ruin the fun. A race lucky by birth.

[@muckle8]

A family lucky by birth , not a race - I’m a Brit and we’re not all blinded by the Bs!

[@roshan2018]

Rest in peace queen Elizabeth and all.....

[@jimmixed777]

...dead tigers

[@sanjaylamak521]

So sad for the tiger & rihno

[@MrSpjoshee]

Incredible Videos! Hearty gratitude to British Pathe.

[@kabinkhanal]

Muji arkako deshko mancha aaheyara tiger Mardi k nepal govt ghouls khaladhai thoo.

[@Tobi_Uxhiha]

6 years ago omg

[@rohandahal4100]

@@kabinkhanal chup mugi khatey bahun

[@Bhanu_Production]

We need this kind of environment back

[@bulkingup]

What a charming video from more civilised times!

[@onlineeducationnepal7842]

Nepal society moving backwards

[@dipsonbirkunwar694]

Best video I have seen so far

[@srijanashrestha7615]

This is so fascinating..😭😭😭

[@rakeshgartaula8934]

Nice video but one comment on the flag that you have shown on the beginning. Kathmandu is a capital of Nepal and we have a different flag (not the one in the video). ✌️

[@L_vish_ka_baap]

Why would they kill animal 😭

[@Svi-wd4rz]

Exactly

[@etherealmoonlight67]

@@Svi-wd4rz Hindu people do that as a respect of their guests and remember nepal is country of Hindus and they think guests are God and they kill animal in order to respect and make Godess KALI happy as well....Sorry for my bad english btw

[@ashikagurung4353]

@@etherealmoonlight67 that's not true

[@namrajlama7780]

rest in peace Queen 👑❤️

[@aakhanz4548]

The queen should be sorry for killing animals

[@tristanthomas5006]

Nowadys she and a lot of her fam are involved in conservation efforts towards these animals.

[@jimmixed777]

...and killing human beings !

[@taralalla50]

How disgusting to kill poor defenceless animals to impress a queen the should be ashamed

[@xiaoqiao8812]

This is called Tiger Hunting Diplomacy

[@NABINRAII]

Rest in Peace your majesty queen E2R

[@punxmgryt8896]

ME HAPPY WATCHING THIS IN 2021

[@FragasmNepal]

his is absolutely stunning !!! ❤

[@nozaes10]

Great❤️❤️

[@b.gurung8564]

Great grandfather💜😭

[@Biratanupam]

Great....

[@dineshratna3655]

Wow damn royal

[@annoyinggamer5860]

my grandpa was invited to buckingham palace to celebrate the queens 61st birthday in 1987

[@corpseofficial4617]

Rest in peace queen 👑

[@domdai2194]

May the tiger and the rhino rest in peace jay nepal❤

[@user-me1zy5to6f]

RIP to her majesty.

[@pujalimbu4246]

There should be a flag of nepal and uk not india and uk 0:1😕

[@smile-co8tn]

I miss this nepal😍

[@chillboyz8289]

Rest in peace 🦏 n 🐅

[@anandshrestha3779]

Imagine any leader of the world doing this today and make a documentary about killing wild animals

[@onlineeducationnepal7842]

I wish independent Nepal exist today and head of foreign power would come to visit this country again ✌️

[@aktinson002]

After Queen's death🤍

[@madhuflowers5171]

So Sad to see Tiger and Rhino got killed, we are here to protect the animals not to kill, my heart goes out to this innocent animals

[@pg72]

Why to kill innocent creatures?

[@sayzil5614]

We are talking about royal family here...They were treated as god in the country.

[@bidhanpradhan1692]

Y not. They are royals. Paras should b allowed to ride his Harley without helmet coz he too is royal.

[@PaulRai-vf6lv]

That is why no need king and we never want king instead of our indigenous King👍🫵

[@urgenlama1337]

This statement is correct in every generation. It only depends upon the prevailing rules and thinking of an era that decides the fate of innocent animals.

[@SangeYonzyn-cm5ix]

I know your teachers made you watch this video on projector or laptop .. But you loved it and now you search this video again.😂

[@mikkachyan5040]

Rest In Peace King Mahendra’s couple and Queen Aliza 👑🪦👑

[@jamesmathew6236]

This is quite remarkable!

[@kuldipboss6932]

Rest in peace

[@lokendralimbu8910]

God save queen.

[@onlineeducationnepal7842]

बिडम्बना आज नेपाल विदेशीहरुको उपनिवेश छ। म चाहान्छु आज पनि त्यस्तै स्वाधिन र स्वतन्त्र राष्ट्र नेपाल होस, र बिदेशी राष्ट्र प्रमुख हरु भ्रमणका लागि नेपाल आउन। ✌️

[@neutralboi1984]

@Tyt Xlx Indra nepali ho

[@ritikirakihda8098]

@Tyt Xlx Randiko ban ta jasto khate thiyenan uniharu le Nepal lai Nepal banayeka hun ta muji hos tibet ra burma bata aako chikne .

[@royalpraja5275]

Rest in peace Queen Elizabeth 2 😭

[@bhubanpaudel9554]

You should know about flags of Nepal 🇳🇵

[@Itskabi7]

Rest in paradise Queen 😭😭🕉️☮️

[@masajhn]

5:54 I'm more impress with the beauty of that people she is a real queen

[@zammedRules]

LONGLIVEKINGPHILLIPQUEEN

[@hamzaabdul866]

i am shocked people are pin pointing the mistakes in the video from 62 years ago..i know there are mistakes but come on this video was made in 1960s probably your dad was not born at that time..just take a chill pill and enjoy the history

[@user-nq2vu2jh5s]

hello im from nepal

[@ysrai]

The queen and tiger meet up

[@user-lz2lg2hp1u]

❤❤❤Incredible

[@aashayabc16]

At those time tiger used to be seen in Kathmandu....oooooh

[@carlosleitaobarrosoneto6768]

Past Darkness...Sad.

[@salikya]

They are the one who took Sikkim darjeeling from Nepal.

[@anilharmonica]

Very nice video to watch but killing innocent animals in the wild was no good.

[@milantamang4970]

I think this is the first and last time queen visited nepal.

[@vijanbhandari1684]

Queen visited during Birendra Regime as well

[@PrakashChandraJoshii]

Once Upon a time

[@user-ki1vb2rt1e]

Shameful, calling people over to our country to shoot tigers.

[@tejasnyati597]

This is how British finished wildlife all around the world

[@biyondawson8031]

The British killed all Tigers in the Indian subcontinent including Nepal 🇳🇵 😳 its terrible that no one is raising voice for the helpless tiger population.

[@bloxcraftroblox1273]

*all the Tigers* Bro there's still tigers all around Nepal if only you saw the countryside

[@CounterCultureVegan]

I'm sure William and Harry would be disgusted by the hunting of these animals. IMO they are far better people than their grandparents. Shooting a tiger in self defence is understandable but why shoot a rhino?!

[@boyfromhimalaya2020]

Proud of Nepali

[@aayushrivastava]

Rest in peace... ohh... I meant that for the tiger and the rhino.

[@SKB394]

Waah. kya thiyo Mero Nepal tyo belaa maa. Aile ta khai k khai k.

[@MaDMaX-ee9yv]

Rip queen Elizabeth

[@jimmixed777]

no rip for the innocent tiger

[@devendrabrahmachari3073]

These westerners teach us on saving animals and see what they are doing

[@birajgautam7437]

2:55 kathmandu with its popn of 100k

[@POATAN34]

kill animal and after getting less in number then protect them WTF

[@yikes4837]

Queen Elizabeth ako ho indian ya Chinese ambassador hoina...

[@bbsrawat5414]

उस जमाने की एक पर यादगार झलक जिए नेपाल

[@zammedRules]

HE WAS HEAD CLOBBER MAKING SEAT FOR ELEPHANT THRONE N HORSES ESP IN CHITWAN SIDE.. KING'S HOBBY

[@puskarthapa8030]

Rip Queen Elizabeth II.

[@mohanphuyal7507]

That's true Nepal Had the own Standard and Value.

[@bipinkafle2577]

It seems like queen is not humane!

[@sssentury9232]

Rip queen Elizabeth Il

[@stevenrogers8939]

Must have terrifying for the elephants to witness the execution of the tiger and the Rhino

[@MrPh30]

What a excellent visit they had and the Shikarii was just very good managed and excellent.. A Royal Bengal Tiger today with its growl at sunset honored the meetup of St Hubert and the Duke.

[@user-nu2zi3mt8g]

I'm Proud Bacuse Very Old Country In Asia Fro May Nepal Raha Rajasanstaa Again Comeback Our King From Janak Raj Dangi Chatri

[@nirmalkc9622]

Yr abo ta koi aaudina nepal

[@krishnan9347]

Pouching is prohibited 🚫 please don't promote or support pouching🙏.calucate count of tigers and rhinos at present.....

[@mycams2388]

Killing the innocent is your pride... What a Kingdom it was

[@mrwalkan]

But why there's an indian flag?

[@MrPh30]

Good to see hunting and future of nature reserves continues in many Asian countries and is building both 2 bridges for the future and will save both the game and scenery. Nepal offer many fine experiences and fine to see, Pakistan the same ,Eastern regions also do the same.

[@Jinsun202]

Hopefully they hunt you next. That'll help the future of nature reserves.

[@rishabhkumardwivedi]

What a disgrace!

[@jimmixed777]

@@rishabhkumardwivedi at least one here,who is not mentally blinded! thank you!

[@PremiumYoutube-zw4mg]

MrPh30 burn in hell

[@markgonsalves]

Wait, what?

[@Userfunnyfun2008]

What was wrong with tiger and rihno 😢😢

[@Abhijit_982]

Rip tiger and queen also.

[@ayoogorkhali9262]

why tf is there indian and Uk flag and not Nepali flag this is what britain has treat us even after we faught for them in every big wars

[@Sooraj-Nefoli]

❤

[@DreamHYE]

The romantic kingdom of king mahaendra😂❤❤❤🎉