Household Cavalry

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British Army formation armoured cavalry regiment cavalry formation ceremonial cavalry regiment

The Household Cavalry is an elite British Army formation combining armoured reconnaissance and ceremonial mounted duties, best known for its role in state occasions and royal pageantry.

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Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British Army formation → armoured cavalry regiment → cavalry formation → ceremonial cavalry regiment →
allegiance	British monarch →
branch	British Army →
ceremonialCommander	British monarch →
ceremonialLocation	Buckingham Palace → Horse Guards Parade, London →
composedOf	Blues and Royals → Life Guards →
country	United Kingdom →
duty	participation in State Opening of Parliament → participation in Trooping the Colour → providing mounted escorts for the sovereign → providing the Queen’s Life Guard at Horse Guards →
engagement	Falklands War → First World War → Iraq War → Napoleonic Wars → Second World War → War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) →
equipment	armoured fighting vehicles →
garrison	Combermere Barracks, Windsor → Hyde Park Barracks, Knightsbridge, London →
hasSubunit	Blues and Royals → Life Guards →
hasUnit	Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment → Household Cavalry Regiment →
historicalOrigin	Household troops of the English monarchy →
language	English →
motto	Honi soit qui mal y pense →
nickname	The Household Cavalry →
notableFor	public ceremonial duties in London → royal pageantry → state occasions →
partOf	Household Cavalry → Household Cavalry → Household Division →
recruitment	United Kingdom →
role	armoured reconnaissance → armoured reconnaissance → ceremonial duties → ceremonial mounted duties → mounted ceremonial duties →
type	elite military unit →
uniformFeature	cuirasses → plumed helmets →

Referenced by (35)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Blues and Royals → Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment → Household Cavalry Regiment → Life Guards → Life Guards ("Household Cavalry Regiment") → The King’s Life Guard →	partOf
Guards Armoured Division ("Household Cavalry elements") → Household Division → Household Division ("Household Cavalry Regiment") → Household Division ("Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment") → Household Division →	composedOf
Combermere Barracks, Windsor → Combermere Barracks, Windsor ("Household Cavalry Regiment") → Hyde Park Barracks, Knightsbridge, London → Hyde Park Barracks, Knightsbridge, London ("Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment") →	garrison
Household Cavalry ("Household Cavalry Regiment") → Household Cavalry ("Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment") → Household Division ("Household Cavalry Regiment") → Household Division ("Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment") →	hasUnit
Blues and Royals ("Household Cavalry Regiment squadrons") → The Household Cavalry ("Household Cavalry Regiment") → The Household Cavalry ("Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment") →	hasSubUnit
Royal Armoured Corps ("household cavalry armoured regiments") → Royal Armoured Corps ("Household Cavalry Regiment") → Royal Armoured Corps ("Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment") →	includes
Band of the Household Division → Trooping the Colour →	associatedWith
The King’s Life Guard ("Household Cavalry Regiment") → The King’s Life Guard ("Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment") →	subordinateTo
British Army →	hasCeremonialUnit
Royal Household of the United Kingdom →	hasPart
The Household Cavalry ("Cavalry") →	militaryBranch
Changing of the Guard →	performedBy
Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace →	relatedTo
Horse Guards Parade →	usedBy