| Changing of the Guard |
| It is important to remember that there are TWO Changing of the Guards' ceremonies, - one on foot, the other on horse. Buckingham Palace and St James's Palace involves five Household regiments on foot - Grenadiers, Coldstream, Scots, Irish and Welsh - alternating guard duties. Winnie the Pooh author A.A. Milne celebrated the ceremony in his poem Buckingham Palace. |
| The other two Household regiments are on horseback - the Life Guards (red tunics) and the Blues and Royals (dark blue). They ride down the Mall to replace the other at Horse Guards Parade (pictured). |
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Green Park and St James's Park. |
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The Household troops have guarded the sovereign since the reign of Henry VII. |
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Times for the two ceremonies can be found on the official Changing of the Guard website. |
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