Colours for the Irish Guards

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1052
Date Released
1 Aug 1949
Date submitted
28 Jul 1949
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Glorious Goodwood
  2. 2International Horse Show
  3. 3The Comet
  4. 4The Vikings Land
  5. 5Colours for the Irish Guards
  6. *Yorkshire Welcome for Royal Visitors

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: New Colours for Irish Guards. DESCRIPTION: In the grounds of Buckingham Palace, King George as Colonel-in-Chief of the Irish Guards, presented them with New Colours. Also present was the Queen, Queen Mary, Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands and Field Marshal Viscount Alexander. SHOTLIST: KS. Drum-major leads guards band in slow march - into camera. Queen Elizabeth, Queen Mary & Field Marshal Viscount Alexander. Royal Box - includes Prince Bernhard, Queen Juliana & Princess Beatrix and her sister. Old colours - slow marching & trooping the colours through the ranks. Colour marched into Palace. King walks onto terrace in full uniform. Presents new colours & addresses regiment & praises them on their drill & marching. King inspects. Three cheers for the King. Marchpast at normal speed. Cut-in CU King saluting. Cut-in royal spectators watching. Colours marched past royal spectators.
Keywords
Royalty; Ceremonies; Military
Locations
Buckingham Palace
Card file number
52328
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
195
Story extras:
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