[ELIZABETH II

to celebrate three hundred years since their formation in 1664, the Duke of Edinburgh, Captain General, having directed that Her Majesty should be shown the Corps in its modern setting, with a simple but impressive description of the Parade with four Colour Parties, the Display Party, including Snow Warfare Section... Cliff Climbers with Equipment... , and the Static Display, including inflatable craft, a helicopter with underslung load and a ¼ ton line laying vehicle, the ceremony, the music for which the Marines are famous, and a history of the Corps and its badge of the Globe and Laurel, gilt embossed badge on front cover, name replacement slip loosely inserted, 4 sides in covers 9½ x 7, Buckingham Palace, 23rd July