Hi Nick,
I'm at work so am unable to view the You Tube footage but without seeing it and from what you've described, I think I can give you the answer...
Despite a popular misconception, up to 1942, there was no such thing as a Royal Marine Commando!
The Royal Marines can trace their origins back to 1664 but not in a Commando role - they had Infantry, Artillery, Engineers etc. but they were all Royal Marines.
In 1942, Churchill decided that the RMs were not being used to their full potential and from then it was decided to train & convert nine RM Infantry battalions to become RM Commandos to serve alongside the Army Commandos (who had been formed in 1940).
With the introduction of berets into HM Armed Forces, those RM who didn't become RM Cdos wore the Navy Blue beret (with scarlet tombstone behind their Globe & Laurel cap badge) whilst the Army Cdos & RM Cdos were issued Green Berets.
After the War, it was decreed that the Army Commandos would be disbanded and the Royal Marines would take on the Commando role - it wasn't until 1964 that the whole RM Corps was eventually converted to RM Cdos and from that date, with the exception of basic recruits & officer cadets, all RMs wore the Green Beret.
Below a transcript of two instructions regarding RM berets...
Nick
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