RAF Regiment as Palace Guard & Sir Charles Portal Lays Wreath at Cenotaph

Series

Series Name
Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
43/28
Date Released
8 Apr 1943
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1RAF Regiment as Palace Guard & Sir Charles Portal Lays Wreath at Cenotaph
  2. 2The Well Dressed Man
  3. 3Aluminium from Canada
  4. 4Fortresses Raid Renault Works in Paris
  5. 5Burma - Arakan Front
  6. 6Trailer: Peak Load

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 6
Summary
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the RAF a detachment of the RAF Regiment marches to Buckingham Palace where it will mount for 48 hours. The King and Queen, Air Chief Marshal Sir Charles Portal and Sir Archibald Sinclair are present to watch this ceremony. Later in the day Sir Charles Portal lays wreath at the Cenotaph where the RAF Ensign flies for the first time.
Keywords
Royalty; Commemorations; Politics and government; Aviation; Celebrations and festivals; Ceremonies; Military
Locations
London; England
Length of story (in feet)
267
Story extras:
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