Trooping the Colour

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2455

Date Released

20 Jun 1976

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Trooping the Colour

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 1

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Trooping the Colour Colour. DESCRIPTION: The old custom of trooping a regimental flag or colour, was in order that the troops might recognise it on the field of battle. Today it is purely a ceremonial act to mark the official birthday of the SovereignHM Queen Elizabeth II takes the salute as the Regimental Colour of the 2nd Battalion of the Coldstream Guards is troopedAfter the ceremony members of the Royal Family watch from the balcony of Buckingham Palace the Fly Past by the Royal Air Force. SHOTLIST: GV Guards marching onto Parade Ground. SV Drum Major leading band. GV Guards march in. SV ditto. SV track back to GV as Guards form up on Parade Ground. SCU Guards closing ranks. LV ditto - ranks closed. SV Horse Guards Clock showing 11 o’clock. SCU pan HM the Queen on horseback taking up position. BV the Prince of Wales, the Duke of Edinburgh and the Duke of Kent as the Queen arrives at saluting place. SCU the Queen salutes. SV guards at present arms. SCU ditto. SV Queen Mother watching from window. GV the Queen inspecting the Guards. SV pan ditto. SCU cavalry officer following the Queen. TV the Queen inspecting Guards. SV the Queen saluting as she inspects Guards. SV officers watching from saluting base. GV mass bands marching past in quick time. SV ditto. SV St. Austin - Drummer - marching to position at ranks to beat Drummer’s Call. SV mass bands marching in quick time. SV officers watching. SV drummer beating Drummer’s Call. GV No 1 Guard Escort to the Colour marching to centre of parade ground. SV the Queen watching. LV No 1 Guard marching to centre. SV ditto, LV ditto. TV as No 1 Guard comes to halt facing the Colour. SV the Queen watching. SCU Regimental Sergeant Major receiving the Colour. GV as he turns to face Ensign. SV pan Regimental Sergeant Major carrying the Colour to Ensign. GV ditto. SV as Sergeant Major hands over the Colour to Ensign. CU ditto, SV ditto. Ensign with Colour about turns. SV officers at flanks turn outwards and port arms as guard presents arms. SV the Queen saluting. LV the Colour being trooped down the line. CU Guards in slow march. CU feet past. TV the Colour being trooped. CU officers carrying the Colour. GV mass bands carrying out the complicated spin and wheel. SV the Colour being trooped past Guards. SV ditto. SCU the Queen watching. Full screen shot Guards marching in slow time. GV ditto, SV ditto. CU feet marching. SV the Colour being lowered as it passes the Queen. SV ditto. SV the Queen saluting. SV the Guards past in slow time. FCU ditto. CU woman in crowd looking through binoculars. FSS Guards marching in quick time. GV ditto past the Queen. SV the Colour being carried past. SV the Queen saluting. SV Guards marching past. CU pan officer shouting orders as he marches past. GV Sovereign’s Escort trotting past. SV ditto. LV as they trot past. SV the Queen saluting. SV field officer reporting to the Queen. SCU crowd watching. SV the Queen leading off parade ground track back to GV. GTV the Guards marching off Parade Ground. STV the Queen leading Guards. CU the Royal Standard (Buckingham Palace). BGV royal landau containing the Queen Mother and Princess Anne down The Mall. SV ditto. CU pan Princess Anne and the Queen Mother waving from landau. GV the Queen leading Guards down The Mall. SV ditto. SV members of the royal family on the balcony of Buckingham Palace, including Alexander, Earl of Ulster, 19 month old son of the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester. GTV the Guards marching past at Buckingham Palace. TV the Queen takes up position in gateway. SCU members of royal family on balcony. GTV Guards marching past Queen. CU the Queen saluting. SV ditto track back to GV. SV royal family on balcony. GV mass crowds in front of Buckingham Palace. SV the Queen, Duke of Edinburgh, Prince of Wales and other members of the royal family on balcony. GV mass crowds pan up to 718’ to RAF fly past.

Keywords

Royalty; Buildings and structures; Music and dance; Vehicles; Children; Displays; Aviation; Ceremonies; Military

Locations

Horse Guards Parade; London

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

76/103

Credits:

Commentator

Leonard Martin

Length of story (in feet)

713

Story extras:

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