Trooping the Colour

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1515
Date Released
16 Jun 1958
Date submitted
12 Jun 1958
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Abyssinian Visit
  2. 2Macmillan in USA
  3. 3Churchill College
  4. 4Trooping the Colour
  5. *Huddersfield Choral Society
  6. *Lanimer Day

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Trooping the Colour. DESCRIPTION: Horse Guards Parade, and people have come to see the Trooping the Colour ceremony, in celebration of the Queen’s birthday. The Queen Mother, Princess Margaret, and Princess Anne were there. Her Majesty the Queen, riding the police-horse Imp, arrived on the parade ground to receive the Royal Salute. The Queen then inspected the Parade, followed by Prince Philip, riding the grey Alamein, and by the Duke of Gloucester. The climax of the occasion approached: The Colour of the First Battalion, Scots Guards, was handed over by Regimental Sergeant-Major Hughes. It was received by the Ensign (Second Lieutenant Gibb). Then, the Escort-to-The-Colour prepared to Troop The Colour. Every man must recognise the Colour, that’s the tradition. After the Trooping, the march past, and placing herself at the head of her Guards, the Queen led the way back to Buckingham Palace. There, she took the salute once more. The fly-past by RAF Javelins had been cancelled, because of the rain. One more salute was taken by the Royal Family: the salute from the crowd, down below at the Palace gates. SHOTLIST: GV Horse Guards Parade. Crowds with umbrellas. Royal carriage with Queen Mother, Princess Margaret & Princess Anne. Queen riding. CU Umbrellas. GV Royal salute, present arms. Queen saluting. Queen inspects troops. GV massed bands. CU Duke of Edinburgh and Duke of Gloucester. Colour handed over. CU Queen. CU present arms. CU slope arms. Slow march. CU guards. Trooping the Colour. Princess Anne at window. GV marchpast. CU feet in puddles. GV marchpast. GV same. CU eyes right. GV Queen rides off. Into Mall. Queen outside Palace. Saluting. Royal Family on balcony.
Keywords
Royalty; Buildings and structures; Music and dance; Vehicles; Weather; Ceremonies; Animals; Military
Locations
London; England
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
74016
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
404
Story extras:
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