17.2
17.3
is received with a Royal Salute as in the case of a guard of
honour, and may inspect the troops on parade in the same way
as a guard of honour is inspected. The Governor then
proceeds to the saluting point. As each detachment marches past and salutes, the Governor will return the salute, and
if colours are carried past, the Governor will salute the
colours. Before a review the officer commanding should
furnish the Governor with a programme of the proposed
procedure.
At a Queen's Birthday parade, after the March Past, the Union Flag flown at the saluting point will be hauled down
and the Governor will move to a suitable position to the
flank or rear facing the flagstaff on which the Royal
Standard will then be hoisted or broken, and will salute the
Royal Standard while the National Anthem is played.
No review would be held expressly in honour of a visitor who
is not the head of a state or his personal representative,
or a member of a reigning family. The Governor will ask a
sovereign or the President of a republic or his personal
representative to take the salute alone at a review; in other cases he will ask a member of a reigning family, and
may ask any other distinguished visitor, to take
take the salute
with him. (This would be particularly appropriate where the
visitor holds high naval, military or air force rank.)
18.
ESCORTS
18.1.
18.2
On special ceremonial occasions, such as the opening of the
Legislature, the Governor's car should be accompanied by a cavalry escort or by mounted police, or failing this by police on motor bicycles.
Similar escorts should be provided for members of Royal families and Presidents of republics, and for other distinguished visitors at the Governor's discretion.
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