Trooping the Colour

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Series Name: British Movietone News

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Issue No.

1463

Date Released

17 Jun 1957

Date submitted

17 Jun 1957

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4 / 4

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MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Trooping of the Colour. DESCRIPTION: The Queen Mother arrives on Horse Guards Parade with Princess Margaret and the Royal children, for the annual spectacle which marks the Official Birthday of Her Majesty the Queen. The Queen was riding a new mount, the police horse Imp - short for Imperial. After receiving the Royal Salute from her guards, the Queen made her inspection of the Parade. She was followed by Prince Philip and the Duke of Gloucester. The next phase of the ceremony was the counter-marching of the Massed Bands and Drums. Colour-Sergeant Pittaway handed the Queen’s Colour to Regimental Sergeant-Major Mercer. It was then received by the Ensign, in whose keeping it remained throughout the actual trooping ceremony. The ceremony drew to a close with the March-Past. Colonel Reid, the Field Officer in Brigade Waiting - reported to Her Majesty. The Queen then rode forward to place herself at the head of her Guards and lead the way back to Buckingham Palace. The crowds surged forward as Valiants of Bomber Command flew over. SHOTLIST: TPS over crowds seated on Horse Guards Parade. Crowds. LS Queen Mother arriving in horse drawn carriage. MLS of Queen Mother with Princess Margaret and Prince Charles (Princess Anne also in car but not visible). Queen riding on to Horse Guards. Panning shot of the Queen riding Imp. TPS of the Queen. Bearskin on horse speaks. Queen receives the royal salute from the Guards. Crowds. Queen inspects the parade. Various shots of the inspection. The Queen is followed by Prince Philip and the Duke of Gloucester. Crowds. Shots of Colour Sergeant Pittaway hands the Queen’s Colour of the 1st Battalion, the Irish Guards to Regimental Sergeant-Major Mercer. Mercer hands the Colour to the Ensign, 2nd Lieutenant Palmer. Guards presenting arms. Various shots of march past. MLS of Princess Anne, Prince Charles and Princess Margaret watching from window. Various shots of the march past. Queen saluting. Marchpast. Crowds. Shots of Colonel Reid, the Field Officer Brigade reports to the Queen. Queen salutes. TPS Queen riding off. TPS of Queen riding off. Crowds surge forward at Buckingham Palace. Bomber Command fly over. Shots of the Queen Mother, Queen, Princess Anne, Princess Margaret and Prince Philip and other Royals on balcony watching flypast. Crowds. Queen, Princess Anne, Prince Philip and Prince Charles waving from the balcony.

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Commentator: Geoffrey Sumner

Length of story (in feet)

417

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