10:47 I'm the guardsman furthest from the camera standing to attention as part of the escort to the colour. Long time ago but I'm still proud to have served in the 2nd Battalion Scots Guards 💂♂️
Dad was Sgt Woods who as a Moray Helian Laddie broke away from the Moray Firth and gave the signal. Proudest moment of his life. Gone now RIP but...I have him here to watch whenever...
Fantastic! Look at the numbers on parade. Look at the sizing and dressing. No musicians with drooping trombones or bowed heads. Wow! More of these older clips, please!
Before the guards marched from Wellington Barracks they used to march from Chelsea barracks the distance they marched from start to finish is just under 5 Miles ( This was my second trooping of the colour)
The very fluent and crisp commentary of those days are sorely missed today. The power of command given by the officers of then is much superior to today’s officers.
Scots Guards took over from my Regiment in Northern Ireland in about 1980 think it was ? I was very impressed with their discipline and turn out. Very professional soldiers don't let the ceremonial side fool you. These guys can handle theirselves in all departments and were big impressive soldiers. 👍🇬🇧
Kevin Anderson- Thankyou for your reply Kevin. I was ex Green Howard's and I liaised with a couple of the Scots Guards from their advanced party when they took over at Aldergrove and they gave me a hand to get my dress boots bulled up for an upcoming inspection. A couple of minutes and they were like glass!
@@mikeman584 I did two tours of northern Ireland in the 80,s and we never lost a man both tours , I'd like to think it was down to professionalism and good soldiering
Kevin I think you are right mate, but you can be just plain unlucky if the bullets etc are flying but I imagine after the Falklands and Mount Tumbledown, NI would be child's play 👏👏👍
29:06 When Her Maj was still attending the ceremony on horseback herself - she stopped doing this in 1987. Great horsewoman, like her daughter and granddaughter, Anne and Zara.
Back in the day when men were men, all tall smart men on parade not like today when you see all shapes and sizes . I did the troop in 87 and I was one of the shortest on parade at 5,10.
The vast majority of the tunics are not tailor made, they are generally handed down and adjusted by the battalion tailors to fit the individual soldier.
7:45, 9:35 Huw Edwards should be made to watch this, repeatedly, until he learns how to cover Trooping the Colour properly. A technical description of what's going on (for the non-experts watching) without irrelevant trivia about the Scots Guards not being Grenadier Guards or the colour of the Queen's hat.
Please BBC no more Hugh Edwards and Claire Balding on your coverage of The Queen's Birthday Parade. Constant interruptions and interviews and talking to horses is spoiling the coverage.Now that Tom Fleming ( the master ) has passed on where is Julian Tutt or Eric Robson or even David Dimbleby is better than the Edwards and Balding show.
You would know Greame Ritchie? We joined on the same day in 76. I ended up in 2SG and Greame was in 1SG. We're still in touch now all these years later!
@@columnedfox5508 The L85/SA80 Is a good weapon, I just wish the guards took inspiration from their North European counterparts and used their traditional rifles in ceremonial guarding, the Lee Enfield No.4 perhaps?
14:49 Guardsman with two medals, one of the few in each Battalion (5 per Battalion, if I remember correctly) to have received the Queen’s Silver Jubilee Medal.
What's the name of the first song? Please. It is very interesting how 40/50 years ago the same recording continues from the same angles as today. I must say that this is tradition! Countries that have this custom is really admirable.
When the Duke of York’s March is being played at around the 25 minute mark, why are the soldiers’ right foot coinciding with Beats 1 and 3? I thought it was always supposed to be the left foot that coincides with beats 1 and 3
who decides the protocol as to the drummer who taps the drummers call, being drawn from the corps of drums or the pipes and drums?.its seems to vary , but i never saw a drummer from the Irish guards drums and pipes do this duty...marty
Alex Crane HI Alex the Scots and Irish Guards had both Corps of Drums & Pipes and Drums until the mid 90s along with the reduction in force they were given the choice of which one to keep, I believe at present the Irish Guards have reintroduced the Corps of Drums
@@tom24239891 & everyone else commenting on that drummer...that was my Dad this year 1977...call me biased but he was not only lead tip...but also the best drummer in the pipe band :) One of his proudest moments, mum me and my sis were presented to the queen this year (1977)...so however they chose the drummer...just glad we still have this record of him doing it as he passed a few years back...but his, and this memory carries on. :)
I always thougt that the spinn wheel would be a new invention. The Brits were always that good. The only better thing today is, that there is sometimes seen a black face in the troops.
@@user-sc9oy1kz8g I am not a racist, only because I think, that the British are the best in military performances. To me a black man is equal to the white soldiers.
As much as i hate the cutbacks, it's practical to have only six guards. It makes it easier for the guns of the RHA to turn. I would compromise for seven guards on parade at the least as in 2009.
THE HK 416 WOULD BE GOOD FOR THE ARMY CARRIED LIKE FAL NEED TO GO BACK TO THE OLD DRILL TO SOFT THESE DAYS BETTER DRILL NEEDED HAVE THE LORD JESUS FOR YOUR MONACH THE QUEEN ISNT WHAT YOU THINK SHE IS THEY ARE EVIL AND DONT LOVE GOD TROOP THE COLOUR FOR JESUS AMEN WILLIAM
