Royal Engagements: Colour for the Queen’s Company

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1246

Date Released

20 Apr 1953

Date submitted

15 Apr 1953

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1George Medal for US Airman
2. 2News Briefs: African Federation
3. 3News Briefs: US Ambassador
4. 4News Briefs: Korea Signing
5. 5Royal Engagements: Colour for the Queen’s Company
6. 6Royal Engagements: Prince Philip and Cadets
7. 7Royal Engagements: The Queen in Scotland
8. *Rugby League International - England Victory in France

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 7

Section Title

Royal Engagements

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Royal Engagements - Queen’s Colour for Queen’s Company. DESCRIPTION: At Windsor Castle, recently, Her Majesty the Queen presented the Queen’s Colour to the Queen’s Company Grenadier Guards. SHOTLIST: Cut story - CU Coat of Arms on top of the Golden Gates - Ascot. GV Windsor Castle - very good. GV parade, Queen inspects Grenadier Guards, several shots. Present new colour to them. Addresses parade finishing in ‘I pass these colours on to you’ etc. GV marchpast, & SCU of Royal Colour in marchpast.

Keywords

Royalty; Buildings and structures; Ceremonies; Military

Locations

Windsor

Footage sources

Pathe
Rota

Card file number

58887

Credits:

Commentator

Lionel James Gamlin

Length of story (in feet)

134

Story extras:

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