Consecration Of Colour (1920-1929)

Consecration of Colours - Somerset House, London. British military / religious flag ceremony. Priests and officers walk between lines of Royal Navy men and young cadets. Priest blesses flag; which is leaning on top of a stack of drums on a platform. Also short speech by admiral; who then hands the flag down from the platform to an officer. Men march past admiral. Patriotism. Ceremonies. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.