The Welsh Guards troop the colour for the official birthday of King George VI (1949)

GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit King George VI’s official birthday is celebrated for the first time since 1939 with the ceremony of Trooping the Colour, trooped by the Welsh Guards Full Description: SLATE INFORMATION: Ceremony of Trooping the Colour ENGLAND: London: City of Westminster: Buckingham Palace: EXT BUCKINGHAM PALACE King takes salute at the gates of Buckingham Palace,also shots of him in carriage driving along mall through vast crowds, on return from trooping the Colours Ceremony, shots of Princess Elizabeth With the Duke Of Gloucester on horses (Elizabeth side saddle) Queen Mary, Queen Elizabeth, Princess Margaret with other members of the royal family on Balcony, Shots of crowds running, QUEEN ELIZABETH Returns with King from Sandringham following improvement in the King’s health/ GEORGE VI. At the Ceremony of Presenting the Colour