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Still played in Kenya especially during the trooping of the colors and during passout parade❤ so melodic

Just the March, they normally play it as the colour is marched through the ranks.

Believe it also just connects back to the Right flank was a company of grenadiers.

All guards battalions had a right flank company or grenadier company and this was usually played for the slow march, only the Scots guards have a right flank company now, the Grenadiers are called queen's company the Welsh Prince of Wales company and I think the Irish and Coldstream are called no 1 company.

Its the “Parade March” by Charles Gounod

Its the “Parade March” by Charles Gounod

most glorious march of all. Love it.

LOL

Fairly certain Staite wasn’t a warrant officer, you can easily tell this by his No 1 dress uniform. He doesn’t have the large crown above the 4 chevrons which indicates a warrant officer.

@@joshua8080 actually when he wore the great coat he had the crown with a drum and 4 chevrons. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jGi7gIyQo8SLq5Y

This wasn't a public rehearsal, i.e. the Major General's Review or the Colonel's Review. This was a private rehearsal organised by the Garrison Sergeant Major. Horse Guards Parade and Horse Guards Rd were closed off for the duration (you can see the police officers in the background enforcing this) although the public can still see some of the action from St. James' Park (behind the Guards Memorial in the video).

A practice?

Yes.

How did you recrord this?

This is like the Grenadier Slow March - HM Coldstream Guards.

I’m American and have been watching for weeks! Outstanding.

@@jamesweigh3178 my favourite march ever. Could listen to it for hours.

***** Sadly not, though the whole televised footage (as well as footage from the stands) is normally posted to KZbin soon after - if it's not I'll try to post it myself.

Mayhem380 I know. Many times I watch both the BBC and German videos because during the German, you don't hear speaking during the march past (in quick time at least). I still find it nice to see the Trooping from the stands too.

I forgot to ask. Did the lines look straight and what the arm swing?

I very much hope so! There are some stirring Welsh tunes this year so hopefully that will rouse the boys into doing themselves proud.

***** Yes - very wobbly dressing! Good job it's only a rehearsal - I'm sure the Garrison Sergeant Major will sort out the lads - he'll want his final Troop to be perfect.

Mayhem380 The more I look at this, the more I want to see until the Coldstreamers past. If the lines are this wobbly in slow time, imagine quick time and their arm swing. I do hope the Garrison Sergeant Major will sort out the lads. Try to get footage of the other rehearsals.

***** Here's some footage I took from the Colonel's Review yesterday - the final rehearsal. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nKe2iYprerKNg9E

Mayhem380 Thanks man. Queen's Birthday in my country is the Monday after the Queen's Birthday in the UK. We does have boat racing.

***** I agree - Micks are streetlining I believe, then it's 3 Welsh, 1 Grenadier, 1 Scots and 1 Coldstream doing the marchpast.

Mayhem380 I hope the drill this year is a lot better than last year. I was watching some British Pathé videos of Trooping The Colour and for the Grenadiers 300th anniversary,they had a quick quick time than normal. I'm wonder if the same is happening for this year because the Welsh Guards is turning 100 years old. Is it? If you have the march pasts in slow and quick time, please post.

***** I believe the reason for the slower pace in modern times is because of the fewer amount of guardsmen. As you know, certain portions of the parade must occur at certain times (e.g. Her Majesty stepping onto the saluting dais exactly when the Horse Guards clocktower strikes 11) and so to ensure that these rigid timings were kept, the cadence was slowed down to accommodate for that fact that there are now usually 6 coys rather than the full 8 of days gone by. I don't have the full march pasts but I have the neutral slow march and the first few phrases of Men of Harlech (i.e. from just after Hazelmere is played and the Guards have right formed to the first two coys saluting the dais) if that is of interest?

Mayhem380 Post whatever you have. It will be good to see how the drill is doing this year. Will you be able to record the review's and other rehearsals as well?

***** Here's the aforementioned footage: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j5vJk5tolLdgqqc