The King’s Life Guard
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The King’s Life Guard is a ceremonial cavalry unit of the British Army responsible for providing mounted protection and escort to the reigning monarch.
Aliases (2)
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Army unit
→
cavalry unit → ceremonial military unit → |
| allegiance |
British monarch
→
Charles Philip Arthur George →
surface form: "Charles III"
|
| associatedWith |
British monarchy
→
Buckingham Palace → Horse Guards Parade NERFINISHED → St James’s Palace NERFINISHED → |
| branch | British Army → |
| ceremonialDuty |
Guarding the official entrance to St James’s Palace and Buckingham Palace from Whitehall
→
Mounted guard at Horse Guards Arch → State Opening of Parliament mounted escort → Trooping the Colour mounted elements → participation in state ceremonial events → state visits mounted escort → |
| ceremonialStatus | one of the most visible public faces of the British Army in London → |
| composedOf |
troopers from the Blues and Royals
→
troopers from the Life Guards → |
| country | United Kingdom → |
| dutyCycle | provided on a rotational basis by Household Cavalry squadrons → |
| equipment |
ceremonial breastplates and helmets
→
ceremonial cavalry uniforms → lances → swords → |
| function |
representation of continuity of the Crown’s bodyguard traditions
→
symbolic protection of the sovereign → |
| garrison |
Horse Guards Parade, London
NERFINISHED
→
Horse Guards Parade →
surface form: "Horse Guards, Whitehall, London"
|
| guardType | mounted guard → |
| language | English → |
| location |
London, England
→
surface form: "London"
Whitehall → |
| partOf |
Household Cavalry
→
Household Division NERFINISHED → |
| publicAttraction | tourist spectacle in central London → |
| role |
ceremonial guard
→
mounted escort for the British monarch → mounted protection for the British monarch → |
| subordinateTo |
Household Cavalry
→
surface form: "Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment"
Household Cavalry →
surface form: "Household Cavalry Regiment"
|
| timeOfDayForDuty | mounted guard from morning to early afternoon → |
| tradition | daily Changing of the King’s Life Guard ceremony → |
| uniformFeature |
distinctive plumed helmets
→
polished cuirasses on certain parades → |
| uses | horses → |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "Changing of the King’s Life Guard"
this entity surface form: "The King’s Life Guard at Horse Guards"