Household Division of the British Army

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The Household Division of the British Army is an elite formation of regiments responsible for ceremonial duties and the protection of the British monarch, including high-profile state occasions in London.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ceremonial unit
military formation
allegiance British monarch
Charles Philip Arthur George
surface form: Charles III
basedIn Horse Guards Parade
surface form: Horse Guards, London
ceremonialDress bearskin cap
plumed helmet for cavalry
scarlet tunic
composedOf Foot Guards
Household Cavalry
country United Kingdom
garrison London, England
surface form: London
hasRegiment Blues and Royals
Coldstream Guards
Grenadier Guards
Irish Guards
Life Guards
Scots Guards
Welsh Guards
hasRole ceremonial duties
protection of the British monarch
public duties in London
state ceremonial
hasUnit 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards
Irish Guards
surface form: 1st Battalion Irish Guards

Scots Guards
surface form: 1st Battalion Scots Guards

Welsh Guards
surface form: 1st Battalion Welsh Guards

Band of the Household Division
surface form: Band of the Household Cavalry

Band of the Household Division
surface form: Bands of the Foot Guards

Corps of Drums of the Foot Guards
Household Cavalry
surface form: Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment

Household Cavalry
surface form: Household Cavalry Regiment

Household Division Army Reserve units
London Guards
Band of the Household Division
surface form: Massed Bands of the Household Division
language English
motto The Sovereign’s personal troops
notableFor continuous service to the Crown
high-profile state occasions in London
oversees Household Division Brigade of Guards
partOf British Army
responsibleFor Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace
Mounting the King’s Guard
State Opening of Parliament
Trooping the Colour
ceremonial guards at Horse Guards
ceremonial guards at St James’s Palace
ceremonial guards at Windsor Castle
ceremonial guards at the Tower of London

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Trooping the Colour associatedWith Household Division of the British Army