Beating the Retreat

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2192A

Date Released

10 Jun 1971

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Beating the Retreat. DESCRIPTION: The loudest shrill of bagpipes since the Victory Parade. For the first time representatives of all Scottish regiments were assembled in London to beat the retreat before the Queen and Royal Family. A spectacular display no matter what your tartan. SHOTLIST: LV memorial. SCU LA statue. CU ditto. LV pan as Queen walks up, followed by Prince Philip & Princess Anne. LV Royal Standard flying. GV zoom out to band. LV royal party on rostrum. GV drummers play. Closer shot ditto massed band. SCU BV ditto. GV pan as pipe band march. Closer shot ditto ranks march past each other. SV drummers pan. CU onlookers. GV bands towards camera zoom in. SV bands feet, pan up. LV Prince Andrew in window. GV zoom in march in circles. CU boy watch. GV band mark time. SCU by Queen etc. LV drum major salutes & turns to march back. GV as Prince Philip takes salute. GV pan bands march.

Keywords

Entertainment and leisure; Military

Locations

London

Card file number

97153

Credits:

Camera: Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator: John Braban

Length of story (in feet)

191

Story extras:

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