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The Grenadier, Coldstream and Scots Guards each have at least one state colour; this is usually crimson with various regimental devices and honours, and the royal cypher at the corners of it. They are only used by guards of honour from any unit from these regiments, not found by the King's Guard, mounted on state occasions when the King is present.
Until the 1820s, the Guards infantry carried company colours alongside the regimental battalion colours. A third colour, the Guards State Colour, is unique to the Grenadier, Coldstream, and Scots Guards, and only used when the monarch is present.
The Grenadier Guards (GREN GDS) is the most senior infantry regiment of the British Army, being at the top of the Infantry Order of Precedence. It can trace its lineage back to 1656 when Lord Wentworth's Regiment was raised in Bruges to protect the exiled Charles II . [ 2 ]
The regiments of the Imperial Guard were subjected to a similar pattern after 1812, with the 1st Battalion of the senior regiments carrying the regiment's Colour, and subsequent battalions carrying plain red flags with either grenades (for grenadier regiments) or hunting horns (for chasseur regiments) in the centre and at the corners.
Following the Battle of Waterloo, all members of the newly named Grenadier Guards were permitted to wear the bearskin. [46] This privilege had previously been restricted to the grenadier company of the regiment. [47] In 1831, this distinction was extended to the other two regiments of foot guards (Coldstream and Scots) in existence at that date ...
The Grenadier Company is the honor guard of the Swedish Army's Life Guards for state ceremonies. Their uniform includes bearskin hats, and white baldrics (cross belts) that originally carried the fuses used to light grenades.
Following the Battle of Waterloo, all members of the newly named Grenadier Guards were permitted to wear the bearskin. [36] This privilege had previously been restricted to the grenadier company of the regiment. [37] In 1831, this distinction was extended to the other two regiments of foot guards (Coldstream and Scots) in existence at that date ...
Life Guards, Royal Navy, King's Company, Grenadier Guards, Royal Air Force: United Kingdom [32] 27 Apr 2023: Nigerian Army (the largest conducted in the Commonwealth, with 81 colours being issued) Nigeria [33] 13 May 2023: Essex and Kent Scottish: Canada: 6 Jun 2023: 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment: Australia: 8 Sep 2023: Royal ...