Coldstreamers’ New Colours

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1101
Date Released
10 Jul 1950
Date submitted
6 Jul 1950
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Coldstreamers’ New Colours. DESCRIPTION: At a ceremony marking the 300th birthday of the Coldstream Guards, the 3rd Battalion trooped their old colours on Horse Guards, the new colours were consecrated by the Chaplin-General to the Forces and presented to the regiment by His Majesty. SHOTLIST: KS. GV Coldstreamers paraded Horse Guards Parade. Guards Trooping the Colour through ranks at slow march. Old members in civvies of Coldstreamers march on parade ground. Colours marched off ground. Cut-in Queen watching, with Queen Mary, Princess Margaret, Duchess of Kent, Princess Alice. Chaplin-General consecrates the New Colours. King (in C-in-C uniform) presents colours. King, several angle shots, addresses Coldstreamers. Coldstreamers give three cheers (dressed full dress uniform). GV elevated shot of Horse Guards Parade. Wipe to CU of colours. Various shots of marchpast to finish, in sound.
Local distribution only
Not shown in Scotland.
Keywords
Royalty; Ceremonies; Military; Religion and belief
Locations
Horse Guards Parade
Card file number
54009
Credits:
Camera
George Richardson
Camera
Hilton Craig
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Martin Gray
Camera
Norman Fisher
Length of story (in feet)
165
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Coldstreamers’ New Colours', British Movietone News Issue No. 1101, 10 Jul 1950. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/16521 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)