The Princess At Trooping Of The Colour (1947)

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10 жыл бұрын

Full title reads: "The Princess At Trooping of the Colour".
London.
Princess Elizabeth attends the trooping of the colour on Horseguards parade in honour of the King's birthday for the first time.
LS Elevated view of King George VI followed by Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II), in uniform of a Colonel of the Grenadier Guards and riding side saddle accompanied by Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester.
LS the King and Princess, on horse back, inspect ranks of guards. Head shot of the Princess taken with the 56" lens. CU the Princess and the Duke of Gloucester riding to the saluting base. CU Pathe cameraman Kibby Rickard operating the 56 inch lens camera. CU King and Princess at the saluting base.
LS the guards, led by a brass band, doing a slow march (nat sound). MS Cut in shot of Queen Elizabeth (later Queen Mother), Princess Margaret and Queen Mary watching the ceremony from an overhead window. LS Regimental Sergeant Major handing the flag / ensign over to the colour escort, in traditional style. LS Two ranks of troops presenting arms. CU Cut in shot of spectators with mirrors as periscope. CU Princess and King. CU Elizabeth straightening her skirt. MS the King salutes as the colours pass.
FILM ID:1177.3
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@redhotzuluwarrior 2 жыл бұрын

I actually speak to the Ensign of 1947 fairly regularly when he comes into my shop. I’ve served him for years, it was only the other day I was talking about watching the Trooping of the Colour and he very casually mentioned that he’d ‘carried the damn thing’!

@stephenroberts9913 3 ай бұрын

It sends shivers up my spine. Absolutely beautiful.

@HockeyHornsUK Жыл бұрын

Rest in peace Elizabeth 💔

@juancarlosreuque2370 Жыл бұрын

🎉😂😂

@marbuc6375 21 күн бұрын

Beautiful Queen forever in our hearts.

@Coolerman565 3 ай бұрын

My Dad had left the Coldstream Guards in 1946 after serving in the War we would watch the trooping together years later he always said the guys were smarter in his day, i used to laugh but they really were the business in the day.

@Gambian7 2 жыл бұрын

Something I recall was the Winter of 1947 where there were Snow Drifts up to the Roof of our home and, we could not go to school for what seemed like six weeks?

@oldblackstock2499 2 жыл бұрын

@ Ernest Hartland, Where ?

@annpartoon5300 2 жыл бұрын

I have a photo 3yrs old with a shovel and tons of snow Walsall staffs

@Jgator78 6 жыл бұрын

The Coldstream Guards Are the Oldest regiment And Its The The Red Plumes What I Like As My favorite Colour Also Blue " Second To None Coldstream guards "

@stephenroberts9913 3 ай бұрын

Wonderful

@stephenroberts9913 3 ай бұрын

Perfect

@johnbates6998 Жыл бұрын

Is it me or did they march and drill better in those days?

@afib4968 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely. It perfect the lines are razor straight especially when they were trooping the colours to the between the guards. They were really good and I am sure they didn't practise endlessly like the current trooping

@DanBeech-ht7sw 4 ай бұрын

@@afib4968 Were you watching a different newsreel to me? They were all over the shop.

@afib4968 3 ай бұрын

@@DanBeech-ht7sw Yes, you must have been watching something else

@DanBeech-ht7sw 3 ай бұрын

@@afib49681:11 that is a mess 2:31 the lines are like bananas

@DanBeech-ht7sw 3 ай бұрын

@@afib49680:52 are you having a laugh?

@rustykilt 20 күн бұрын

You do not get the same precision today.

@tim-alexanderteuner3874 2 жыл бұрын

From 2:36 you can hear a melody from or extremely similar to Mozart‘s „Non più andrai farfallone amoroso“ (Marriage of Figaro Act I), is this a regular fixture at the Trooping of the Colour? And how come? Is it deliberate irony and light-heartedness that in the opera, this aria mocks the soldier‘s life?

@Anonymoususer44569 2 жыл бұрын

This melody from “The Marriage of Figaro” serves as the slow march of the Coldstream Guards. Each of the five guards (Coldstream, Grenadier, Scots, Welsh, and Irish) has their own slow march. For example, the slow march of the Grenadier Guards is “Scipio”, written by Handel. At each Trooping of the Colour, one guard regiment is chosen to troop their colour for the sovereign. In 1947, the Coldstream Guards had this particular honour, so the slow march of the Coldstream Guards was played when they marched past the sovereign in slow time. If the Irish Guards trooped their colour, then the slow march of the Irish Guards (“Let Erin Remember”) would be played, etc…. As for the reason why the Coldstream Guards chose this as their slow march, I’m not so sure. But I would like to think that they chose that melody to mock the notion that the aria is mocking soldiers

@chrisnorton4382 2 жыл бұрын

The story (I don't know if it is true or not) is that when the young Mozart was an 8 year old prodigy, giving concerts in London in 1764-65, he presented a little tune he had composed to the bandmaster of the Coldstream Guards. He later reprised the tune in the Marriage of Figaro. So the Coldstream Guards had it first. :)

@davidjonathangudlaugson4768 Жыл бұрын

@@chrisnorton4382 Wow. Very interesting!

@chrisnorton4382 Жыл бұрын

@@davidjonathangudlaugson4768 - as I said it is not confirmed. It may be a tall tale spread later. However when the Marriage of Figaro was first premiered in London the producers were surprised that the audience already seemed familiar with the tune. The simple tune structure certainly seems the sort of thing a child might produce :)

@davidjonathangudlaugson4768 Жыл бұрын

@@chrisnorton4382 Chris do you have any idea why everybody was wearing Khaki uniforms? When did they switch back to traditional Red?? Thank you in advance for your first answer this evening!

@manohar2864 4 ай бұрын

Colorised version will look impressive

@neinomodiu622 4 ай бұрын

Just curiosity, why didn’t the officer draw their sword that year?

@raditya5663 Жыл бұрын

Why the guards not used red tunic?

@KolibriMert Жыл бұрын

It was the first parade held after the Second World War, they likely had a multitude of reasons, many of the men shown were likely those that fought and with the rapid rotation of reinforcements I'm sure not all of them had their red tunics issued whereas all of them had their battledress uniform from fighting on the many fronts.

@Insperato62 4 ай бұрын

Clothes rationing lasted until 1949 in the UK. I doubt the public (which had rationing in some form or another 1940 to 1954) would have been amused at so many red tunics and trousers being tailored. The bearskins would also have to be prepared.

@jorgexue5502 Жыл бұрын

Why is the regimental seargent major wearing a WW1 uniform?

@rocksandforestquiver959 6 ай бұрын

Is he just wearing riding boots/ pants or something

@jorgexue5502 6 ай бұрын

@@rocksandforestquiver959 hes wearing the ww1 era service dress

@rocksandforestquiver959 6 ай бұрын

@@jorgexue5502 Yeah I just couldn't see too clearly and some newer uniforms kinda resembled the older service dress but if that is what he's wearing, who knows, maybe just because uniforms were in short supply? This was the first year back since 39, maybe he slimmed down too much for his new service dress during the war and had to go back to his younger man's clothes for this 😂

@davidjonathangudlaugson4768 Жыл бұрын

I am very curious why they were not in their traditional Red Uniforms [that year] ??

@moley3109 Жыл бұрын

The was was only two years past, Britain was gripped by rationing of jst about everything (food, fuel etc) and was battling the huge financial cost of the war. Austerity reigbed and it was not yet appropriate to show the full splendour of dress uniform.

@davidjonathangudlaugson4768 Жыл бұрын

@@moley3109 I am a History Teacher [among other things] and well aware of the postwar UK History.

@jstrahan2 Жыл бұрын

@@davidjonathangudlaugson4768 : Then why did you ask the question?

@123mrmaynard123 7 ай бұрын

lol@@jstrahan2