Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace

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military ceremony public event tourist attraction

The Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace is a ceremonial handover of duties between regiments of the British Army, featuring precise drill and military music, performed outside the official London residence of the monarch.

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Label	Occurrences
Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace canonical	20
Changing of the Guard ceremony	3
Changing of the Guards	2
Buckingham Palace ceremonies	1
Old Guard at Buckingham Palace	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T149588 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace
Context triple: [Household Division, notableFor, Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace]

A. Trooping the Colour
Trooping the Colour is an annual British military parade and pageantry ceremony in London that marks the official birthday of the reigning monarch.
B. Diamond Jubilee 2012
Diamond Jubilee 2012 was the year-long celebration marking the 60th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s accession to the throne, featuring major public events and festivities across the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth.
C. Sapphire Jubilee 2017
Sapphire Jubilee 2017 was the 65th anniversary celebration of Queen Elizabeth II’s accession to the throne, marking her as the first British monarch to reach this milestone.
D. Buckingham Palace
Buckingham Palace is the British monarch’s principal London residence and administrative headquarters, renowned as a symbol of the United Kingdom’s royal family and state ceremonial life.
E. Platinum Jubilee 2022
Platinum Jubilee 2022 was the year-long celebration marking Queen Elizabeth II’s 70th anniversary on the British throne, featuring nationwide and Commonwealth events, ceremonies, and public festivities.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace
Target entity description: The Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace is a ceremonial handover of duties between regiments of the British Army, featuring precise drill and military music, performed outside the official London residence of the monarch.

A. Trooping the Colour
Trooping the Colour is an annual British military parade and pageantry ceremony in London that marks the official birthday of the reigning monarch.
B. Diamond Jubilee 2012
Diamond Jubilee 2012 was the year-long celebration marking the 60th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s accession to the throne, featuring major public events and festivities across the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth.
C. Sapphire Jubilee 2017
Sapphire Jubilee 2017 was the 65th anniversary celebration of Queen Elizabeth II’s accession to the throne, marking her as the first British monarch to reach this milestone.
D. Buckingham Palace
Buckingham Palace is the British monarch’s principal London residence and administrative headquarters, renowned as a symbol of the United Kingdom’s royal family and state ceremonial life.
E. Platinum Jubilee 2022
Platinum Jubilee 2022 was the year-long celebration marking Queen Elizabeth II’s 70th anniversary on the British throne, featuring nationwide and Commonwealth events, ceremonies, and public festivities.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military ceremony ⓘ public event ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
audience	London residents ⓘ tourists ⓘ visiting dignitaries ⓘ
city	London ⓘ linked to: London, England
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
dressCode	bearskin caps ⓘ full dress uniform ⓘ red tunics ⓘ
frequency	regularly scheduled ⓘ
guarding	monarch of the United Kingdom ⓘ official London residence of the monarch ⓘ
hasPart	New Guard ⓘ Old Guard ⓘ ceremonial music ⓘ formal handover of duties ⓘ inspection of the guard ⓘ marching ⓘ military band performance ⓘ precise drill ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
location	Buckingham Palace ⓘ
musicGenre	arrangements of popular tunes ⓘ marches ⓘ military music ⓘ
notableFeature	free to watch ⓘ highly choreographed drill ⓘ open-air performance ⓘ
organisedBy	British Army ⓘ Household Division ⓘ
performedBy	Band of the Household Division ⓘ British Army ⓘ Foot Guards ⓘ Household Division ⓘ regiments of the British Army ⓘ
purpose	ceremonial handover of guard duties ⓘ public display of military tradition ⓘ symbolic protection of the monarch ⓘ
relatedTo	Changing of the Guard at Windsor Castle ⓘ linked to: Changing of the Guard Household Cavalry ⓘ Trooping the Colour ⓘ
takesPlaceAt	Buckingham Palace forecourt ⓘ Buckingham Palace railings ⓘ The Mall, London ⓘ Wellington Barracks ⓘ
tourismSignificance	one of London’s most popular free attractions ⓘ
typicalDuration	about 45 minutes ⓘ

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Referenced by (27)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Household Division → notableFor → Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace ⓘ

Foot Guards → notableFor → Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace ⓘ

Guards Division → ceremonialRole → Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace ⓘ

subject linked to: Guards Division (informal for Foot Guards element)

Grenadier Guards → ceremonialDuty → Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace ⓘ

Coldstream Guards → ceremonialRole → Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace ⓘ

Scots Guards → ceremonialDuty → Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace ⓘ

Irish Guards → ceremonialDuty → Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace ⓘ

Welsh Guards → ceremonialDuty → Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace ⓘ

Queen's Guard → ceremonialRole → Changing of the Guard ceremony ⓘ