Trooping the Colour in London

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
261A
Date Released
7 Jun 1934
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 3
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Trooping the Colour. DESCRIPTION: Movietone presents the military spectacle held in honour of the King’s 69th birthday. SHOTLIST: The King seated on horse and wearing Busby salutes the Queen and takes the salute. The Queen stands on balcony. Close shot of the King taking the salute. Shots of the ceremony including the presentation of the colour and the trooping of same. Elevated shot of same. Shot of the King saluting. Close shot. Marchpast of the Guards and close shot of them marching past camera. Royal family on balcony. All have ceremonial dress of course.
Local distribution only
5th Anniversary Issue
Keywords
Royalty; Commemorations; Buildings and structures; Celebrations and festivals; Ceremonies; Military
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
2943
Length of story (in feet)
183
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Trooping the Colour in London', British Movietone News Issue No. 261A, 7 Jun 1934. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/4869 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)