Knights Of St John Return To Scotland (1947)

Unused, unissued material dates and locations may be unclear or unknown. Holyrood House and the Preceptory of Torphichen, Scotland. LS and MS Various shots of the Knights of St John of Jerusalem wearing their mantles bearing the sign of the cross of St John, in a posed group on the steps of Holyrood House. They are meeting for the reinstitution of the Scottish Order of the Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John Jerusalem which has been suppressed for 400 years. The Duke of Gloucester, Grand Prior of the Grand Priory of the British Realm of the Order, takes his place on the right and left are the new Prior of Scotland, William, Earl of Lindsay and the Lord High Chamberlain, the Earl of Clarendon. Other shots of High Constable of Holyrood, Lord Lyon (King of Arms) and Sir Colin MacRae. LS Various shots of the procession leaving the grounds of Holyrood House, led by the Processional Cross and the Standard Bearers. MS and CU The Preceptory of Torphichen, home of the Scottish Order. LS The procession