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Photograph of HRH Princess Elizabeth standing on a dais in front of Manchester Cathedral during a ceremony to lay up the old Colours of the 3rd Battalion, Grenadier Guards, 1951. The Lord Mayor of Manchester, William Collinson, stands on the dais wearing his chains of office, with Lord Derby MC (Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire) wearing service dress with Sam Browne belt and sword and forage cap. Another Grenadier Guards officer also stands with them wearing ceremonial dress with his bearskin cap and sword. Other dignitaries and soldiers stand behind them. Image taken by Kemsley Newspapers Ltd of Manchester. From a photograph album containing 52 images relating to the Grenadier Guards, 1950-1959. Images include those of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Battalions taken in places including Windsor, London, Guards Depot Caterham, Egypt, Cyprus, and Germany.