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4 mag 2020 · The Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard was created by Henry VII in 1485 after the battle of Bosworth. It is the oldest of the Royal bodyguards and the oldest military corps in existence in Britain. Dressed in their distinctive Tudor uniforms of red, white and yellow, The Queen's Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard has a ceremonial role in ...
It states that only 2 line battalions have formed the guard prior to 1996. There have been at least three occasions when the Queen's Guard has been formed by the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (all three have been ignored): 2nd Battalion, 1913; 1st Battalion 1970s; 1st Battalion late 80's or early 90's.
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] In 1665, this regiment was combined with John Russell's Regiment of Guards ...
Sovereign's Bodyguard is the name given to three ceremonial units in the United Kingdom who are tasked with guarding the Sovereign. These units are: His Majesty's Body Guard of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms – formed 1509. King's Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard – formed 1485. Royal Company of Archers, the King's Body Guard ...
Royal Guards at London Palaces. The men you see in front of Buckingham Palace (and other locations in London as well as Windsor) are the Queen's Guard (Foot Guards). As well as upholding the traditions of the past through their ceremonial duties, the Foot Guards also carry out operational duties in the UK and throughout the world as ...
Australia's Federation Guard (AFG) is a tri-service ceremonial unit made up of members from the Royal Australian Navy, Australian Army, and Royal Australian Air Force. Formed in 2000 for the centenary celebrations of Federation of Australia, it is the first purely ceremonial unit in the history of the Australian armed forces, and has since ...
The Queen's apartment at Versailles ( French: Grand appartement de la reine) consists of several rooms: The Queen's Bedchamber; The Queen's Private Cabinets; The Room of the Queen's Gentlemen; The Queen's Antechamber; The Room of the Queen's Guard. The apartment overlooks the Parterre du Midi, and parallels the King's Apartment.
