in a day charge with emotions His
Majesty the King in the uniform of
colonel-in-chief of the Grenadier rides
on to the parade ground in Hyde Park to
present new colors to six battalions of
the guards the brilliant military
ceremony begins with the key inspecting
the line formed by grenadiers Kallstrom
and Scots Guards Queen Mary watches from
the Royal days and Princess Elizabeth
and Princess Margaret rose but also they
are to see the picturesque parade the
inspection over the air colors are borne
forward by their escorts and paraded in
slow time to the tune of auld lang syne
the colors are dipped as they defiled
past His Majesty and now having
dismounted the King approaches the
central platform to attend the
consecration of the new colors which had
been laid on the drums the service being
conducted by the chaplain general to the
forces we do consecrate
and fit apart these fellows that they
may be a sign about duty to warp our
King and our country His Majesty then
addresses his troops in words which they
will never forget
tell streamers the Scots Guardsmen it is
with mixed feelings that I address you
on this solemn occasion almost
everything changes as the centuries
passed but the oldest regiments of the
British Army gods and the line alike and
body a tradition of discipline and
devotion unbroken by the shocks of 250
years unequaled in duration and
unsurpassed by Fame by any other
military units now surviving in the
world only a few of us on parade this
morning have known the awful weight of
war with all its horrors and yet its
coverage ships during the world struggle
of twenty years ago with all my heart I
hope
and indeed I pray that never again may
our age and a generation be called upon
to face such stern and terrible days
humanity cries out the peace and the
assurance of faith and you will find in
peace opportunities of the duty and
service as noble as any that bygone
battlefields can show keep them the
message of these colors ever before you
the honor of your regiment and of your
country well rest faith and straw in
your hand the climax of the ceremony has
now been reached and the king makes the
actual presentation of the new colors
the colors are marched in slow time to
join their battalions
finally the March passed the superb
display of perfect discipline
whose heart is not thrilled with loyalty
and devotion as the king rides off
sentiment sir soon to be turned to her
and scorned it was at the top of
Constitution Hill that the apparent
attempt on the life of our King was made
there was a sudden commotion in the
crowd in a loaded revolver was seemed to
fall near the Kings horse a policeman
dismounted and kicked the revolver aside
you can see him in the right hand bottom
corner of the picture the man named
McMahon was arrested and marched off
under strong escort to Hyde Park Police
Station to be later brought up at birth
Street and charged under the Firearms
Act this prior charge having been heard
he was removed to prison on remand to
say that the public was aghast of the
incredible news was flashed through the
streets of London is to minimize the
emotions of the King subjects whether it
was a serious attempt on his life or not
the whole country joins in thankfulness
that no hurt was done to his majesty
who threw out the incident to maintain
the calmness and dignity true to the
tradition of his character