A reprint of the 'long-lost', 2002, Milism article about Royale Studio by Squaddie John has been added to the mitchmen, Royale Studio blog.
It's a review of Royale's modus operandi slightly jumbled up with references to 'Guys in Uniform'. The narrative is somewhat biased towards spanking but also has useful comments about the UK political and social environment in the 50s and 60s, particularly in relation to members of the armed forces. There's also an interesting postscript about the origins of the so-called British Photographers' collection which was responsible for most of the best quality images we have today (like the one above).
I have had to restore the illustrations for the article, drawing on title information and my memory of the site, but there are one or two I'm unsure of, so I'm putting out an appeal to any Royale enthusiast who remembers the original article at Milism, to check my reprint and see if they can help with picture identities.
My thanks to Squaddie John for giving me permission to re-post it.
4 comments:
That particular images is perhaps royales best.
Also, squaddiejohn's net pages had an excellent account of military cp in the modern era, from a former rmp I think.
Certainly a great example of their trademark 'tight shorts', filled with a substantial backside! They weren't always this successful. This gym horse with its distinctive, ring-like feet, was a regular Royale 'extra'. Notice that its feet are resting on an ordinary household carpet, and you can see the skirting board of a domestic room beyond.
Indeed. To have been able to hire the paras' or royal marines' gym for the occasion would have been a stretch but it would have guaranteed authenticity.
Clavering usually photographed his models in front of a blank screen which disguised the fact that he was taking them in his own home. This image betrays the domestic interior. In 'Whip Duel' a commonplace, interior door can be seen, but this was unusual. He was a friend of Reub Martin and could have probably used his gym, in fact that may be where the 'PT Class' storyette was photographed.
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