Trooping The Colour (1951)

Horse Guards Parade, London.



LV. Towards, Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) wearing a scarlet tunic of the Colonel of the Grenadier Guards, with black bearskin cap with white plume, accompanied by the Duke of Gloucester and retinue leaving Palace for Trooping the Colour of 3rd Grenadiers - she is to represent the King George VI who cannot attend due to health problems. SV. Pan, Duke of Gloucester and Princess riding around Victoria memorial. GV. Elevated, crowd. GV. Elevated, Queen Elizabeth (later the Queen Mother) with Prince Charles and Princess Margaret arriving on Horseguards Parade in open landau. SCU. Towards and pan, Queen, Princess Margaret and Prince Charles driving across parade ground. LV. Pan, Queen's carriage entering Whitehall building. LV. Line of troops presenting arms as Princess Elizabeth rides onto parade ground. LV. Towards, Princess and Duke of Gloucester riding across parade ground. SV. Pan, Princess and Duke of Gloucester riding across parade ground. Top view, crowd. GV. Elevated, Princess inspecting guardsmen. SV. Pan, Princess inspecting guardsmen. LV. Elevated, Princess followed by retinue riding down line of guardsmen. GV. Princess inspecting guardsmen. SV. Disabled men in wheelchairs looking on. LV. Princess taking up her position for trooping ceremony. CU. Princess Elizabeth. Massed bands slow march (natural sound). SV. Princess and Duke of Gloucester watching trooping ceremony. GV. Elevated, Grenadier Guards about to hand over standard to ensign for trooping. SV. Hands over ensign. Ensign turns to face colour escort. GV. Elevated, Ensign facing colour escort. SV. Top view, people looking on. SV. Princess and Duke of Gloucester. SV. Colour escort presenting arms. CU. Princess Elizabeth saluting. Top view, crowd. LV. Elevated, Colour being trooped. SV. Ensign trooping colour. LV. Colour arriving at end of ranks. SV. Mounted dignitaries looking on. LV. Towards, quick march past. SV. Pan, colour and escort marching past. GV. Elevated, march past. CU. Princess at saluting point. LV. Towards march past. SV. Pan, march past. GV. March past, elevated shot. CU. Princess Elizabeth. LV. & SV. Towards Household Cavalry trotting past. SV. Mounted dignitaries. MV. Princess and Duke of Gloucester moving off to head troops back to Palace. LV. Crowd. LV. Back view, procession marching off. SV. Top view, pan, Princess and Duke of Gloucester riding back to Palace. LV. Crowd. LV. Back view, parade marching off. SV. Top view, pan, Princess Elizabeth and Duke of Gloucester riding back to Palace. GV. Massed bands rounding corner into Mall. SV. Crowd. LV. Princess, Duke of Gloucester Gloucester and others heading troops back to Palace. SV. Pan, Princess and Duke of Gloucester. LV. Troops rounding corner into Mall. GV. From roof of Buckingham Palace, procession approaching Victoria Memorial. SV. Royal family on balcony. Queen lifts Prince Charles onto chair. Prince Charles waves. GV. From top of Palace, procession moving around Victoria memorial. SV. Princess Elizabeth taking up position outside Palace gates for march past. SV. Royal family on balcony. LV. From Palace roof, troops marching past. SV. Crowd. LV. March past. CU. Princess Elizabeth.



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