E sc ort ▁to ▁the ▁Col our " ▁receiving ▁the ▁old ▁colour ▁so ▁that ▁they ▁can ▁tro op ▁it ▁through ▁the ▁ranks ▁of ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁regiment , ▁preced ed ▁by ▁a ▁sal ute ▁to ▁the ▁colours ▁by ▁the ▁esc ort , ▁usually ▁with ▁the ▁band ▁playing ▁an ▁abbre vi ated ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁national ▁or ▁royal ▁anth em . ▁At ▁the ▁conclusion ▁of ▁this ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ceremony , ▁the ▁old ▁colours ▁of ▁regiment ▁will ▁be ▁retired , ▁by ▁the ▁colour ▁party ▁in ▁slow ▁time ▁( most ▁likely ▁to ▁the ▁t une ▁of ▁A uld ▁Lang ▁Sy ne ▁in ▁Commonwealth ▁Real ms ). ▁When ▁the ▁old ▁Col ours ▁are ▁retired , ▁they ▁are ▁then ▁laid ▁up ▁on ▁a ▁display ▁( in ▁the ▁Regiment al ▁Chap el ▁or ▁the ▁Officer ' s ▁Mess ▁for ▁example ) ▁as ▁it ▁will ▁never ▁be ▁par aded ▁by ▁the ▁regiment ▁again . ▁▁ ▁After ▁this ▁portion , ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁corps ▁of ▁drums ▁will ▁form ▁a ▁spiritual ▁alt ar ▁from ▁their ▁instruments , ▁after ▁which ▁the ▁quarter master ▁will ▁at ▁that ▁point ▁bring ▁out ▁the ▁new ▁colour ▁and ▁place ▁it ▁on ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁p ile . ▁Relig ious ▁figures ▁in ▁the ▁regiment ▁( most ly ▁from ▁the ▁Christian ▁faith ) ▁will ▁then ▁give ▁a ▁bless ing ▁to ▁the ▁colours , ▁the ▁regiment , ▁and ▁the ▁service ▁branch . ▁With ▁this ▁portion ▁being ▁complete , ▁the ▁review ing ▁officer ▁will ▁briefly ▁address ▁the ▁regiment ▁of ▁which ▁he / she ▁presented ▁the ▁colours ▁to , ▁which ▁will