UNIQUE OCCASION
MUSIC BY COLOURED BAND ROYAL GARDEN PARTY Rec 8 p.m. LONDON, June TO. For the first time at a royal garden party a coloured band played at the presentation party which their Majesties gave in the grounds of Buckingham Palace. It was the Gold Coast Police Band, which is on a four months’ tour of Britain. The red headgear and shining black faces of the bandsmen in smart khaki drill made a splash , of unusual colour against the moving background of softer colours. The band played alternately with _the Grenadier Guards Band for the 5000 guests.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 26485, 12 June 1947, Page 5
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