TROOPING THE COLOUR
ON THE HORSE GUARDS' PARADE
Including a Commentary by Major J. B. S. BOURNE-MAY . Relayed from The Horse
Guards, Whitehall
The Ceremony opens with the arrival of the Royal Procession and the Royal
Salute
H.M. THE KING inspects the troops
After which, the massed bands and drums of THE BRIGADE OF GUARDS play a slow march, countermarch, halt and play a quick march
A Drummer beats the Drummers' Call
And the escort marches up to the COLOUR, the BANDS and drums playing the ' British Grenadiers.' The Sergeant-Major receives the COLOUR and hands it to the Ensign for the Colour. The escort salutes the COLOUR by presenting arms, the bands and drums playing
'GOD SAVE THE KING'
COLOUR and escort marches down the line of Guards and the whole Parade marches past His MAJESTY in slow time, and again in quick time, and finally forms up in line and gives the Royal Salute
THE HOUSEHOLD CAVALRY march off
His MAJESTY places himself at the head of the KING'S GUARD, and the GUARDS march off to BUCKINGHAM PALACE, headed by the Massed Bands, Drums and Pipes