Pete Beale

Pete Beale by Royale Studio

 Peter Beale featured in Royale's earliest images and was one of several men in the Royale stable who were, reportedly, PT Instructors in the RAF (see Royale's use of real military men). He was noted for his bulk more than anything else at the beginning, but matured into a majestic figure well suited to dominant, military roles. 

Pete Beale, appears in the 1960 Royale Catalogue no less than three times. 

In Royale's inimitable fashion they do not appear in numerical order.

PEB-3 appears first in the January 1959 list (List VI), the catalogue description is below

In the thumbnail above (which is all we have of this set) Pete is wearing Royale's 'Eagle Vest' with the RAF-style logo on the chest. His chunky, fleshy build fills it well and the same can be said of his 'form fitting' shorts too! Other models, notably Peter George, would also wear this garment in their sets.

Set PEB-2 is in the April 1959 list (List VII)

Pete's bulk looks well in this rear nude shot. A magnificent specimen indeed, but Royale's closing comment seems strangely barbed, an odd way of trying to sell pictures of the man.

The description here seems to imply that there was a 1-PEB and that it was part of the EX3 list, which slotted in between the sets above. However it isn't in the EX3 list in the 1960 version of the catalogue, possibly having been removed because it was sold out. Alternatively this statement might be a mix-up in referencing 3-PEB but the language in the two descriptions suggests PEB-3 was originally a later set. It may have been moved since Royale constantly edited their lists, deleting sets which were unwanted or no longer available. PEB-3 may have simply been shuffled into the earlier list to fill an empty space. It didn't really matter to them if it ended up in the 'wrong' list. A near identical situation occurred with Peter George's PUN sets (also involving EX3).

See more of Pete Beale's Solo Images

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Pete Beale's Storyettes

PBTI was a storyette with Tibor Urgay being trained in PT exercises with Pete Beale as his instructor, it also appeared in the April 1959 list

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Royale's description is tantalisingly vague, but the image, showing Pete employing a stick as a training aid hints at Corporal Punishment tactics similar to those meted out to Peter George when being Trained. It looks as if Peter's sheer bulk defeated Royale's wardrobe department and they've perhaps had to use the model's own super-size shorts (suitably dampened f course). Tibor is only a fraction of Peter's height but his thigh development is impressive by comparison, creating a beautiful bubble butt in those skimpy shorts.

I have included this second ultra-enhanced version of the thumbnail image which exaggerates spurious marks on Pete's face and shoulders too much, but brings out some astonishing detail as well - his grubby plimsoles (very un-military!) and the creases in the soles of Tibor's feet. Both men's shorts look like satin in this image, thanks to the wetting intended to make them cling. Tibor's seem to have been sucked into his crotch, perhaps because he's bracing himself for a swipe from that cane!

Sadly, this is the only image from PBTI in the Archive.

'Drill' or 'The Tripod Set'

Pete seems to have made something of a comeback around 1962, posing for Hussar Studio. Many of the solo images we have of him appeared in magazines around this time even though they belong to the earlier 1959 sets (see Pete Beale solos). Although I don't have documentary evidence, I believe the image above is him carrying on where he left off dealing with another, unidentified young man around this time. This image is known as 'Drill' or 'the Tripod set' and is presently referenced in Part 2 of 'The Captive'. The same physical bulk is in evidence in this picture but Peter seems to have acquired more muscle definition in the interim.

The Horse Guard's Batman

There is much less doubt that this is Pete Beale in 'The Horse Guard's Batman' 

(compare with this pose from the solo sets). 

It's possible he's paired with the same partner as the Tripod set above but there's not much evidence that the two sets are the same.

Read The Horse Guard's Batman

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Many of the images above have been enhanced, 

(to view the originals check the mitchmen Royale Studio Open Archive 

for Pete Beale's solo folder and those of the sets he appears in.) 

If any reader possesses different, related images and would like to contribute a digital copy to the Archive I would be delighted to hear from him via the e-mail address at my Profile. All donations will be fully credited in the Archive records.