What's Going On? This Happened during the Changing of the Guard at Horse Guards on Valentine's Day 🌹

Timestamps 🌹 Filmed Today
5:57 The armed police officer checks the time, and a soldier opens the gates as the famous Changing of the Guard ceremony at 12 pm is starting.
9:19 "Do not walk through the white box!" Excellent King's Guard doing his job accordingly. 📢
13:11 She is celebrating Valentine's Day 💕🌹🍨🐴 Offering ice cream to the Horse Guards's visitors. Whom does she represent?
13:55 "Get out of the box!" The king's Guard reacts accordingly. She says sorry 2x. 📢
Timestamps:
14:51 Three gorgeous police horses passes in front of Horse Guards.
25:29 Visitors stop to admire the Gatesman.
32:50 Memorable photo with the King's Guard at the Arches.
36:25 "Get out of the box!" Excellent female King's Guard protects her horse from a tourist who crossed the white line. A rude tourist beside me disrespected the King's Guard with his comments.🤬
37:33 The Gatesman checks on the Horsewoman & Horseman.
38:44 Testing the King's Guard patiently.
44:32 Two gorgeous police horses going through Horse Guards.
42:20 The tour guide is doing a great job. "If you pass the white line, they will scream and that will traumatise you."
44:24 "Get out of the box!" They did not listen to their tour guide.
46:56 What's Going on?
Just doing as you are told would be easier for everyone.
Thank you, soldier, for your service!
47:46 The armed police will ask them to move behind the second white line. Excellent Officer! 👮‍♂️
48:18 The famous Changing of the Guard at 1 pm.
58:03 Epic views of the majestic King's Guard and their gorgeous horses.
59:31"MAKE WAY!"📢 A beautiful, busy Valentine's Day at Horse Guards.

Date filmed: Today, 14 February 2025.

DID YOU KNOW?
The King’s Life Guard is conducted by soldiers of the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment at Horse Guards. Horse Guards is named after the troops who have mounted The King’s Life Guard here since the Restoration of King Charles II in 1660.

The ceremony has remained mostly unchanged for over 350 years.

Changing of The King's Life Guard
The ceremony of changing of the King’s Life Guard starts at 11am with the Old Guard formed up on Horse Guards Parade. As the New Guard arrives, a trumpeter sounds a royal salute and the officer salutes. The New Guard forms up facing the old one.

Once both lines are still, the corporal major, senior non-commissioned officer and sentries of the New Guard (the first relief) rein back their horses and leave for the guard room to take over their duties, which lasts for 48 hours. The sentries from the Old Guard return to the parade ground and the entire Old Guard returns back to barracks.

When the monarch is in London, there is a ‘long guard’ consisting of an officer, corporal major (who carries the regimental standard), two non commissioned officers, a trumpeter and 10 troopers. When the monarch is away, the guard is reduced to two non-commissioned officers and 10 troopers known as a ‘short guard’.

Whatever the season or weather, members of the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment ride down from Hyde Park Barracks in Knightsbridge to take over guard duties.

TIMINGS OF DUTIES

The Guard Change currently takes place on: Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 11am.

The two iconic soldiers on horses that mount duty on Whitehall at the entrance of Horse Guards change on the hour every hour from 10am until 4pm.

This ensures that, regardless of the time you choose to visit the museum, you are guaranteed a captivating spectacle of ceremonial duties in progress.

The King’s Life Guard is the name given to the guard duty performed by The Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment at Horse Guards. It dates from 1660 when The Life Guards mounted a permanent guard at the entrance to Whitehall Palace.

Responsibility for mounting the guard alternates between
The Life Guards and
The Blues and Royals.
- Information above is according to https://householdcavalry.co.uk/museum/blog/the-kings-life-guard/

Click the link if you would like to know more about WHO THEY ARE.
The Household Cavalry Regiment. Trusted Guardians of the Monarch:
https://www.army.mod.uk/who-we-are/corps-regiments-and-units/royal-armoured-corps/household-cavalry-regiment/

If you would like to donate to HCF click the link: https://www.hcavfoundation.org/

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