Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace

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military ceremony public event tourist attraction

The Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace is a ceremonial handover of duties between regiments of the British Army, featuring precise drill and military music, performed outside the official London residence of the monarch.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace canonical	16
Changing of the Guard ceremony	3
Changing of the Guards	2
Old Guard at Buckingham Palace	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military ceremony ⓘ public event ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
audience	London residents ⓘ tourists ⓘ visiting dignitaries ⓘ
city	London, England ⓘ surface form: London
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
dressCode	bearskin caps ⓘ full dress uniform ⓘ red tunics ⓘ
frequency	regularly scheduled ⓘ
guarding	monarch of the United Kingdom ⓘ official London residence of the monarch ⓘ
hasPart	New Guard ⓘ Old Guard ⓘ ceremonial music ⓘ formal handover of duties ⓘ inspection of the guard ⓘ marching ⓘ military band performance ⓘ precise drill ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
location	Buckingham Palace ⓘ
musicGenre	arrangements of popular tunes ⓘ marches ⓘ military music ⓘ
notableFeature	free to watch ⓘ highly choreographed drill ⓘ open-air performance ⓘ
organisedBy	British Army ⓘ Household Division ⓘ
performedBy	Band of the Household Division ⓘ British Army ⓘ Foot Guards ⓘ Household Division ⓘ regiments of the British Army ⓘ
purpose	ceremonial handover of guard duties ⓘ public display of military tradition ⓘ symbolic protection of the monarch ⓘ
relatedTo	Changing of the Guard ⓘ surface form: Changing of the Guard at Windsor Castle Household Cavalry ⓘ Trooping the Colour ⓘ
takesPlaceAt	Buckingham Palace forecourt ⓘ Buckingham Palace railings ⓘ The Mall, London ⓘ Wellington Barracks ⓘ
tourismSignificance	one of London’s most popular free attractions ⓘ
typicalDuration	about 45 minutes ⓘ

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Input

Subject: Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace
Description of subject: The Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace is a ceremonial handover of duties between regiments of the British Army, featuring precise drill and military music, performed outside the official London residence of the monarch.

Referenced by (22)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Household Division → notableFor → Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace ⓘ

Foot Guards → notableFor → Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace ⓘ

Guards Division (informal for Foot Guards element) → ceremonialRole → Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace ⓘ

subject surface form: Guards Division

Grenadier Guards → ceremonialDuty → Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace ⓘ

Coldstream Guards → ceremonialRole → Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace ⓘ

Scots Guards → ceremonialDuty → Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace ⓘ

Irish Guards → ceremonialDuty → Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace ⓘ

Welsh Guards → ceremonialDuty → Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace ⓘ

Queen's Guard → ceremonialRole → Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace ⓘ

this entity surface form: Changing of the Guard ceremony

Parliament Hill → notableEvent → Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace ⓘ

this entity surface form: Changing of the Guard ceremony

Household Division of the British Army → responsibleFor → Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace ⓘ

subject surface form: Household Division

Band of the Household Division → performsAt → Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace ⓘ

Old Guard → hasAlternativeName → Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace ⓘ

this entity surface form: Old Guard at Buckingham Palace

Buckingham Palace forecourt → knownFor → Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace ⓘ

this entity surface form: Changing of the Guard ceremony

The Grenadiers → ceremonialDuty → Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace ⓘ

subject surface form: Grenadier Guards

IG → ceremonialRole → Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace ⓘ

subject surface form: Irish Guards

Bob Dylan concert setlists → featureWork → Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace ⓘ

this entity surface form: Changing of the Guards

London District → ceremonialDutiesInclude → Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace ⓘ

Household Division Brigade of Guards → ceremonialDuty → Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace ⓘ

1st Battalion Coldstream Guards → ceremonialDuty → Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace ⓘ

British Army ceremonial calendar → includes → Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace ⓘ

Twelve → hasPart → Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace ⓘ

this entity surface form: Changing of the Guards