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The Queens' Guard was founded in 1961 following Queen Elizabeth II's visit to the College of William and Mary in 1957 and is named for the patronage of three queens: Queen Mary II, Queen Anne, and Queen Elizabeth II. [1] The William & Mary Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) saw steady enrollment through the 1950s.
Royal Foreign Units Guards, King's Royal Guards such as the Scottish Guard, Swiss Guards such as the Hundred Swiss, Guards of the French Royal Army, which served the European monarchies such as the Kingdom of France (the Ancien Régime), part of the Maison militaire du roi de France. Monaspa, in the Kingdom of Georgia; Tobang, in the Goryeo ...
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.
The guard braced his rile, pointed it at the harasser and shouted: "Get back from the Queen's Guard!," making the young man jump out of his skin.
A coat rack A free-standing hatstand and umbrella stand. A hatstand is a device used to store hats and often coats on, and umbrellas within. Usually made of wood and standing at least 5 feet (1.5 m) tall, they have a single pole making up most of the height, with a sturdy base to prevent toppling, and an array of lengthy pegs at the top for placement of hats.
The Regimental Cap Badge is made up from the Angel Harp of the 8th Hussars and the Queen's Royal Irish Hussars, superimposed on the Regimental cypher of The Queen's Own Hussars, originally bestowed on the 7th Hussars in 1727; the whole is surmounted by the Queen's crown and a lion, with a scroll underneath giving the Regiment's title in blue ...
Peter Davis, 58, was watching the Queen’s final journey past Hyde Park and through Kensington to Windsor. He said: “The funeral was very moving and I just want see her pass one more time.
Nothing screams "I'm a tourist" like pestering the Queen's Guard.For some reason, tourists enjoy spending their short time in London attempting to get the soldiers to crack a smile or acknowledge ...