Video: 'The Beatles Receive Awards At The Carl Alan Awards 1963-64 - Color Footage - 23 March 1964'
(Monday, March 23, 1964, 10:25-11:15 p.m. BST) — Britain’s Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, presented the Beatleswith two awards tonight for their work the previous year on The Carl-Alan Awards, broadcast live on BBC-TV from the Empire Ballroom in London.
Video: 'The Beatles - Duke Meets Beatles - Carl-Alan Awards - British Pathe - 23 March 1964'
The awards apparently had something to do with ballroom dancing and were bestowed for “best beat group” and “best vocal record for dancing” (“She Loves You”).
Video: 'The Beatles Receive Awards At The Carl Alan Awards 1963-64 - 23 March 1964'