| THE DIEHARDS Troops of the Middlesex Regiment receive new colours from the Princ | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5458 |
| Catalog #: | 178119 | |
| Clip Number: | 178119-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 31/85 | |
| Timecode: | 01.26.13 - 01.29.20 | |
| Location: | Colchester, Essex. | |
| Year Shot: | 1931 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CEREMONIES: Military LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, Essex MILITARY: Army, British ROYALTY: British, Edward VIII (Duke of Windsor, Prince of Wales) | |
| Description: | GAZETTE “Colchester. ‘The Diehards’. 1st Batt. of the famous Middlesex Regt. receive new colors at hands of HRH The Prince of Wales.” Colchester, Essex. An army chaplain blesses new colors - flag and drums on large parade ground. Prince Edward, Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII, Duke of Windsor) hands over new flags to kneeling standard bearers. Officers salute the Prince with their swords and then the new colors are paraded back to the ranks. Men of the 1st Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment parade to the strains of their military band. They soldiers do various drill moves with their rifles before giving three cheers for the Prince of Wales. Pan along ranks of officers posing for photograph with the Prince in the center. Closer shot of the Prince chatting with a senior and heavily meddled officer. | |
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