The King at the Trooping the Colour Described by Leslie Mitchell

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
418A
Date Released
10 Jun 1937
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
9 / 9
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The King at the Trooping the Colour. DESCRIPTION: The first Birthday Parade of the new reign. King George VI reviews his Guards as other members of the Royal family look on. SHOTLIST: Carriage past camera with the Queen, Queen Mary and the Princesses riding. Elevated shot of the assembly. The King rides onto Parade Ground and salutes the Queen. Pan shot up to the balcony on which the Queen stands. Close shot of the King riding. Shot of the colour being presented. Close shots of the Coldstreams presenting arms. Elevated shots of the Trooping the Colour. Marchpast of the Guards. Close shots of the Guards marching. Elevated shot of the parade. The King leads Guards back to Buckingham Palace. CU King saluting. Buckingham Palace balcony with the Royal family standing on same.
Keywords
Royalty; Buildings and structures; Ceremonies; Military
Footage sources
Local
Card file number
5424
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
175
Story extras:
Film clip

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'The King at the Trooping the Colour Described by Leslie Mitchell', British Movietone News Issue No. 418A, 10 Jun 1937. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/7692 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)