Royal Bodyguard

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The Royal Bodyguard is a ceremonial corps of elite guards responsible for the personal protection and formal attendance of the British monarch.

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Label Occurrences
Royal Bodyguard canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ceremonial bodyguard unit
appliesToJurisdiction United Kingdom
associatedWith British monarchy
Royal Household of the United Kingdom
surface form: British royal court

United Kingdom state occasions
ceremonialLanguage English
country United Kingdom
distinguishedFrom Foot Guards
Household Cavalry
regular British Army units
follows royal ceremonial protocol
governingAuthority British sovereign
hasAccessTo royal palaces during ceremonies
hasCharacteristic composed of distinguished officers or persons of rank
directly associated with the person of the monarch
largely ceremonial in modern times
hasDuty attendance at coronations
attendance at investitures
attendance at other royal ceremonies
attendance at state banquets
attendance at state openings of Parliament
hasPart Gentlemen at Arms
Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms
Royal Company of Archers
Royal Company of Archers
surface form: The King’s Body Guard for Scotland, Royal Company of Archers

Yeomen of the Guard
surface form: The King’s Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard

Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms
surface form: The King’s Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard (bodyguard unit)

Yeomen of the Guard
hasRankStructure members
officers
hasRole ceremonial attendance on the sovereign
personal protection of the sovereign
state ceremonial duties
isSubjectOf British royal ceremonial
notableFor elite honorary membership
highly ceremonial uniforms
historic traditions
partOf Royal Household of the United Kingdom
primaryBeneficiary reigning king or queen of the United Kingdom
protects British monarch
serviceBranch Household Division
surface form: Household Division (broad ceremonial context)

Household troops
symbolizes continuity of the monarchy
personal dignity of the sovereign
tradition British royal tradition
typeOfGuard ceremonial guard
personal bodyguard
uses traditional weapons in ceremonial duties

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Yeomen of the Guard partOf Royal Bodyguard