with a red plume for the Blues and Royals, and a white plume for the Life Guards; black jackboots dating from 1812; and a sword which clatters pleasingly when the horses trot.
The Chinese leader was welcomed with a 41-gun artillery salute before accompanying the Duke of Edinburgh on an inspection of a Guard of Honor of Grenadier Guards, all dressed in traditional scarlet tunics and wearing bearskins. Xi and Peng then joined the Queen and the Duke for a short carri...
Security is tight in the capital, with authorities closing off major streets and intersections all along the route for the slow-moving vehicles. Guards on horses and Egyptian celebrities and signers followed the motorcade. Performers dressed in ancient Egyptian costume wait at the start of the parad...
Hundreds of officers, horses, and musicians journey from Buckingham Palace to Horse Guards Parade.Anyone can attend, amidst thousands of others. It offers a glimpse of the Royal Family in regalia, showcasing a quintessentially British event. It embodies unity, history, and national pride, making ...
Changing of the Guardat Buckingham Palace, with the Foot Guards in their red tunics and iconic bearskin caps, is probably one of the best known ceremonial events in the world. Changing The King's Life Guardtakes place daily on Horse Guards Parade where the men and horses of the Household ...
Heritage Rated from 1- 5 (low to exceptional) on historic interest Queen's Gallery - 0.1 miles (Museum) Buckingham Palace - 0.2 miles (Historic House) Guards Museum - 0.3 miles (Museum) Westminster Cathedral - 0.3 miles (Cathedral) Blewcoat School - 0.4 miles (Historic Building) Gre...
For those interested in military history, a visit to theHousehold Cavalry Museumis a must. A living museum, belonging to the famous Whitehall horse guards, it still functions as the headquarters of the family division. Visitors will have the chance to see horses in 18th-century stables, as we...
Princess Anne wed Mark Phillips in Westminster Abbey, London, on November 14, 1973. Before becoming a Captain, he was a Lieutenant in the Queen’s Dragoon Guards. Their children do not have courtesy titles because he declined an earldom offered to him. In 1977, their son Peter Phillips ...
Our royal parades- - the horses'hooves, the drums, the shining, sparkling bayonets. OpenSubtitles2018.v3 A great drum led the royal procession to clear their way through the streets. Literature Hear the drums of the royal guards! OpenSubtitles2018.v3 Drummed out of the Royal Air Force ...
the beauty mighty Baroque architecture and very well decorated with statues and herms of notable people on its Palace façade. We did not get to see the change of guards. A lot of walking and staircases to climb, thus my advise to have comfortable walking shoes . All in all a great pl...