TROOPING THE COLOURS.

Shannon News, 27 June 1924, Page 3

TROOPING THE COLOURS.

SUPEIiB SPECTACLE OF SCARLET AND GOLD. LONDON, June 3. The biggest crowd seen at Whitehall since the diamond jubilee, watched the King's./birthday ceremony oi uooping the eolouis on the historic Horse Guards parade. Thousands of oversea visitors forsook Uie Wembley Exhibition and thronged the balconies ol the be (lagged Goyerumeiiit Buildings. The Queen looked down from a, box above the Horse Guards porch.

r lJie visitors were deeply impressed by the brilliance aud grandeur of the spectacle, which was made- more dazzling than usuai by die blaze oJ sunshine reflecting on 2000 uns'heathed bayonets of the Grenadier, Coldstream and Scots Guards, /who- moved as one. man. Massed hands thrilled the crowd, (which vociferously cheered' the King, who, dressed in the uniform of a field-marshal, was followed by the Prince of Wales, thy Duke of Gonnauglut, Prince Henry, the Duke of York, Viscount Lascelles and a host ;of famouis generals, mounted .on prancing chargers. His 1 Majesty took the salute iiu the centre of a glittering square of crimson and gold uniforms, which were >et off by the jet black bearskins of the Grenadier Guards aaid the scarlet and white plumes and burnished cuirasses of the H{oyal Horse Guards, who, sitting effect and motionless, looked superb. \

The London Evening News says: ."Around the square was gathered -a bigger assembly of the real old English aristocracy than could be i'omu ' at any other ceremony. Troops- car-" tied the colours as religious worshippers might carry the emblem ut , their faith- The ceremony is il.e finest piece of historical romance, kit

to the Army. The spirit of ;'ie' crowds and the sunshine helped 'o make, the spectacle romantic and impressive."

An arresting figure was Mr Ranisay Macdonald, sitting at the window of the Foreign Office. The crow t observed two doves alight on the window sill just as the colours W3*e saluted.

The Star "says that it was an onion of pea.ce, amidst the pomp and circumstance of instruments of war. The King, at the head of the Giurds, rode out from the square, and waj tremendously cheered along thti route fo tine palace. Within 30 minutes .the King had changed his uniform .and.'av.ght a special train at Victoria for Urn 'EpBfiPH'ttOfit.