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Confirmed dates, times and details of the Regiments and Bands scheduled for Changing the Guard at Buckingham Palace in July 2024. Changes to the Regiments and Bands scheduled to take part, since first published, are shown in red.
The Changing of the Guard ceremony marks the moment when the soldiers currently on duty, the Old Guard, exchange places with the New Guard. The guard duties are normally provided by a battalion of the Household Division, but also sometimes by other infantry battalions or units.
Dec 12, 2023 · The Changing of the Guard is the official ceremony where the Foot Guards currently guarding the monarch (the Old Guard) are released from duty, to be replaced with new soldiers (the New Guard). It might sound confusing, but it’ll soon make sense once you witness this cool London tradition in the flesh.
Jul 8, 2024 · The military guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is changed in an elaborate ceremony which happens every hour on the hour from October 1 through March 31, and every half hour from April 1 through September 30.
A video about the purpose, history and significance of Changing the Guard (also known as Guard Mounting) at Buckingham Palace.
This video covers the Changing of the guard ceremony at Buckingham Palace, London. This takes place every other day at around 11:00am and ceremony lasts about 45 minutes. Full of pomp and...
Guard mounting, changing the guard, or the changing of the guard, is a formal ceremony in which sentries performing ceremonial guard duties at important institutions are relieved by a new batch of sentries. The ceremonies are often elaborate and precisely choreographed.
