Trooping the Colour

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1254
Date Released
15 Jun 1953
Date submitted
11 Jun 1953
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Princess Margaret at Film Premiere
  2. 2Trooping the Colour

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 2
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Trooping the Colour. DESCRIPTION: Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother and Princess Margaret drove to the Trooping the Colour ceremony with Princess Anne and Prince Charles. Her Majesty the Queen rode to the ceremony on the police horse Winston. She was accompanied by Field Marshal the Duke of Edinburgh and the Duke of Gloucester. This year, the Escort to the Colour was provided by the First Battalion, the Grenadier Guards. At the end of the parade, The Queen rode back to Buckingham Palace at the head of the Guards. She took the salute at the Palace Gate and later appeared on the Balcony with other members of the Royal Family to receive a great ovation from the huge crowd gathered before the Palace. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. CU Colour. Queen Elizabeth-Queen Mother, Princess Margaret, Princess Anne, & Prince Charles drive in open carriage across HG Parade. Queen riding side-saddle on Winston with Duke of Edinburgh & Duke of Gloucester behind. Elevated GV the above cross HG Parade. Queen rides to saluting base. Queen salutes. Cut-in Prince Charles saluting from window of Home Office. Queen inspects parade. Princess Margaret at window beating time with her hand. Brigade of Guards play (& marching) martial music. Elevated MS Colour being given to colour bearer. Officer shouts order to Colour Escort Present Arms. Colour Escort doing same. Officer shouts Shoulder Arms. Escort do same. Colour being trooped various angles. Princess Anne in window, Princess Margaret picks her up & puts her on her knee. Commanding Officer asks (CU) Queen for permission to lead her troops off parade. CU Queen. Cut-in of Queen turning & smiling at Duke. MS Queen leads parade off Parade. Elevated GV coming down the Mall, raining. Elevated MS Edinburgh’s horse a little restive. CU Queen & Duke outside palace gates taking salute. Cut-in palace balcony, Queen Mother, two kiddies, & Princess Margaret. Elevated GV crowds rush palace rails. Cut-ins royalty on balcony. Queen & Duke wave. Princess Anne makes a few faces. Crowds. Queen, Duke, etc. wave. Note - Commander Townsend is on the balcony with royal family.
Keywords
Royalty; Buildings and structures; Music and dance; Vehicles; Children; Weather; Ceremonies; Animals; Military
Locations
Horse Guards Parade; London; Buckingham Palace; England
Card file number
59237
Credits:
Camera
David W. Samuelson
Camera
George Richardson
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Camera
Martin Gray
Camera
Montague G. Benson
Camera
Norman Fisher
Camera
Paul Wyand
Length of story (in feet)
551
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