New Constable Of Tower Of London: Earl Alexander (1960)

Unissued / Unused material. Earl Alexander installed as Constable of the Tower of London. Various shots Herald trumpeters from Kneller Hall. CU’s men of the Honourable Artillery Company. LS Guard of Honour. CU’s Yeomen Warders. CU members of the HAC. Various shots spectators seated. MS Yeomen Warders. CU angle shot: name over doorway “Queen’s House“. MS pan with Earl Alexander as he leaves Queen’s House and into LS as he walks with the Chaplain of the Tower onto the Tower Green. CU Lord Chamberlain holding the Keys. LS’s ceremony of handing over the Keys. LS Guard of Yeoman Warders walking off green. Various shots as the Keys are shown to the Guard of Honour. CU of the Keys, pan to the face of the Chief Warder. CU members of the Yeoman Warders. LS informal shot as members of the Military Band walk away carrying instruments at the end of the ceremony. Officers are saluted as they walk by. LS part of the Tower of London. MS angle shot, Tower of London. CU plaque on green “Bloody Tower - AD 1225“.