Gurkhas at the Palace

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1726
Date Released
2 Jul 1962
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Gurkhas at the Palace. DESCRIPTION: The Gurkhas were on parade at Buckingham Palace, and for Her Majesty, it was the first time she’d reviewed the regiment since it was honoured with its new title, Queen Elizabeth’s Own Gurkha Rifles in 1959. After the inspection, the Queen presented the regiment with two pipe banners. Two famous soldiers were present, Field Marshal Sir William Slim and Lord Harding. Most of the Gurkhas on parade come from the First Battalion, now permanently stationed on Salisbury Plain. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV Gurkhas on parade. CU man. CU medals. CU man. MS the Queen. Queen inspects men. CU man. Gurkhas walk up and Queen presents pipe banners. MS pan Queen to Gurkhas. MS Queen. MS Gurkhas past camera.
Keywords
Ceremonies; Military
Locations
London; Buckingham Palace
Card file number
84621
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
140
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Gurkhas at the Palace', British Movietone News Issue No. 1726, 2 Jul 1962. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/24692 (Accessed 03 Mar 2025)