Pigeon Racing: The Queen's Wings

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Product Description Jim Jenner returns to his documentary roots to tell you the story of an epic national pigeon race between England's Queen and her countrymen. This important film was created with the full cooperation of the Midland s National Flying Club, which organized the 2012 Diamond Jubilee race honoring Queen Elizabeth s sixty-year reign. The film includes the 126-year history of the Royal racing pigeons as well as the race day performances of more a dozen of England s most palatial and revered racing lofts. Jim was given unprecedented access to the lofts on the Queen s Sandringham Estate and time with its new manager Peter Farrow. This intense race saw 5,000 competitors, include birds from the Royal Loft, compete over the fields of France, across the channel and into the heart of England. About the Actor Peter Farrow is the Royal Loft Manager for Queen Elizabeth. This film introduces Farrow and dozens of other top English pigeon fancier who participated in the Queen's Jubilee Race in 2012. P.when('A').execute(function(A) { A.on('a:expander:toggle_description:toggle:collapse', function(data) { window.scroll(0, data.expander.$expander[0].offsetTop-100); }); }); About the Director For over two decades writer/director Jim Jenner has crafter over a dozen award-winning films on pigeons. A lifelong pigeon fancier and veteran filmmaker, Jenner has been dubbed the pigeon world's Master Storyteller by its leading publications. Based in a small town in Montana, USA, Jenner has traveled throughout the world creating documentaries on this family of birds. See more