Queen's Guard
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The Queen's Guard is a ceremonial unit of British soldiers famed for their distinctive red tunics and bearskin hats, responsible for guarding the official royal residences in the United Kingdom.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| King's Guard | 2 |
| Queen’s Guard | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ceremonial military unit ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British monarchy
ⓘ
tourism in London ⓘ |
| branch | Foot Guards ⓘ |
| canInclude |
Commonwealth troops
ⓘ
units from other regiments on rotation ⓘ |
| ceremonialRole |
Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace
ⓘ
surface form:
Changing of the Guard ceremony
public duties ⓘ |
| composedOf |
Coldstream Guards
ⓘ
Grenadier Guards ⓘ Irish Guards ⓘ Scots Guards ⓘ Welsh Guards ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| duty | guarding official royal residences ⓘ |
| follows |
British Army dress regulations
ⓘ
strict drill regulations ⓘ |
| garrison |
Victoria Barracks, Windsor
ⓘ
Wellington Barracks ⓘ |
| guards |
Buckingham Palace
ⓘ
Palace of Holyroodhouse ⓘ St James's Palace, London ⓘ
surface form:
St James's Palace
Windsor Castle ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
highly disciplined sentry duty
ⓘ
limited movement while on post ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| hasType | infantry guard ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalAuthority | armed military personnel on duty ⓘ |
| location |
Edinburgh
ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
Windsor ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Household Division ⓘ |
| notableFor |
bearskin caps
ⓘ
ceremonial precision ⓘ distinctive red uniforms ⓘ role in British pageantry ⓘ |
| partOf | British Army ⓘ |
| precededBy | historic royal bodyguards ⓘ |
| protects |
British monarch
ⓘ
royal palaces ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Household Brigade
ⓘ
London District ⓘ |
| timePeriod | modern era ⓘ |
| usesWeapon |
SA80 assault rifle
ⓘ
surface form:
SA80 rifle
ceremonial sword ⓘ |
| wears |
bearskin hat
ⓘ
dark blue trousers ⓘ red tunic ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
King's Guard
this entity surface form:
Queen’s Guard
this entity surface form:
King's Guard