I was there as a flag bearer. Sent from Germany as I was the only Flt Lt with a reasonably presentable uniform. The highlight for me was that after a week of criticism of our drill expertise, we were told to observe the QCS on their first practice. Unfortunately they arrived late afternoon and hit the bar. Their drill was laughable the following day and we all enjoyed it immensely.
However ,I must say that on the day of the big parade they were superb.
Of my group, only the WO got a gong. The way they were dished out was one of the reasons I became a bit disallusioned with how things were going and I left after 16 years . Never regretted it but I did miss the way it way it used to be in the 60's and 70's.