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The King's Guard is the name given to the contingent of infantry responsible for guarding Buckingham Palace and St James's Palace (including Clarence House) in London.The guard is made up of a company of soldiers from a single regiment, which is split in two, providing a detachment for Buckingham Palace and a detachment for St James's Palace.
King's Guards at Buckingham Palace. A royal guard or the palace guard, is a group of military bodyguards, soldiers or armed retainers responsible for the protection of a royal family member, such as a king or queen, or prince or princess.
Name of royal: Branch of service: Rank whilst active: Years of service: Current rank worn: Wartime service: Unit: Military training and qualifications: Medals: Appointments and other roles: Prince Edward, Duke of Kent as Colonel of the Scots Guards (2013) British Army Lieutenant-Colonel: 1955–1976 (Ret'd) [1] Field Marshal and Air Chief ...
The colonel of the Royal Regiment of Scotland has said his soldiers were “proud” to provide a guard of honour alongside the Royal Company of Archers as the Queen’s coffin was taken to St ...
Horse Guards is the official main entrance to both St James's Palace and Buckingham Palace. The guard is on horseback from 10 am until 4 pm, with the two sentries changing every hour. From 4 pm until 8 pm a pair of dismounted sentries remain. At 8 pm, the gates of Horse Guards are locked, and a single sentry remains until 7 am.
The review order uniform of the Royal Life Guards, worn while they are on guard duty, consists of bearskin headdresses, dark blue tunics and light blue trousers with white stripes. The ceremonial uniform, worn on special state occasions, substitutes a scarlet tunic for the dark blue. [ 2 ]
One of the royal guards watching over the Queen’s coffin at Westminster Hall has suddenly collapsed. The guard was standing at the foot of the late monarch’s casket when he suddenly fell to ...
The Life Guards, in red tunics with white plumes, and the Blues and Royals, in dark blue tunics with red plumes, take it in turns to perform guard duty at the official entrance to the Royal ...