Opening Of Parliament (1962)

Full title reads: “Opening Of Parliament“. London. State opening of Parliament by Queen Elizabeth II. LV Household Brigade lined up in the forecourt at Buckingham Palace. CU Royal Standard flying on the roof of Buckingham Palace. SV Towards Queen Alexandra State coach conveying the Imperial State Crown, the Sword of State and the Cap of Maintenance. (The Imperial Crown has 2,783 diamonds, 277 pearls, 17 sapphires, 11 emeralds and five rubies). SV Towards and pan, the Queen and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh driving out of Buckingham Palace in the Irish State Coach with sovereign’s escort. CU Woman with cine camera. GV Towards as Queen Alexandra State Coach conveying the Crown comes out of the Horseguards Parade into Whitehall, zoom in to a CU pan as the Imperial Crown goes by in the coach. GV Zoom in to sentry box as guardsman gets thrown from his horse at Horseguards, the horse standing up, the guardsman still on the ground, and police move in to help. SV Crowds watching. SV The guardsman’s horse