Royal Engagements: Colour for the Queen’s Company

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1246
Date Released
20 Apr 1953
Date submitted
15 Apr 1953
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 7
Section Title
Royal Engagements
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Royal Engagements - Queen’s Colour for Queen’s Company. DESCRIPTION: At Windsor Castle, recently, Her Majesty the Queen presented the Queen’s Colour to the Queen’s Company Grenadier Guards. SHOTLIST: Cut story - CU Coat of Arms on top of the Golden Gates - Ascot. GV Windsor Castle - very good. GV parade, Queen inspects Grenadier Guards, several shots. Present new colour to them. Addresses parade finishing in ‘I pass these colours on to you’ etc. GV marchpast, & SCU of Royal Colour in marchpast.
Keywords
Royalty; Buildings and structures; Ceremonies; Military
Locations
Windsor
Footage sources
Pathe
Rota
Card file number
58887
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
134
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Royal Engagements: Colour for the Queen’s Company', British Movietone News Issue No. 1246, 20 Apr 1953. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/18495 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)