Household Division Brigade of Guards

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The Household Division Brigade of Guards is an elite formation of British Army infantry regiments responsible for ceremonial duties and the protection of the monarch.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf infantry formation
military formation
allegiance British monarch
Charles III
branch Army
ceremonialDuty Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace
Guard Mount at Windsor Castle
State Opening of Parliament
State Visits
Trooping the Colour
commandStructure London District
country United Kingdom
engagement Falklands War
First World War
linked to: World War I

Iraq War
Second World War
linked to: World War II

War in Afghanistan
garrison London
linked to: London, England

Windsor
guardResponsibility Tower of London (ceremonial)
linked to: Tower of London

Windsor Castle
royal palaces in London
hasComponent Brigade of Guards
Household Division
includes Coldstream Guards
Grenadier Guards
Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment
linked to: Household Cavalry

Household Cavalry Regiment
linked to: Household Cavalry

Irish Guards
Scots Guards
Welsh Guards
language English
motto Honi soit qui mal y pense (Order of the Garter association)
linked to: Order of the Garter

Quis Separabit (Irish Guards component)
notableFor bearskin caps worn by Foot Guards
distinctive ceremonial uniforms
mounted ceremonial escorts
partOf British Army
primaryLocation Buckingham Palace
Horse Guards Parade
Hyde Park Barracks
Wellington Barracks
role ceremonial duties
protection of the British monarch
public duties in London
type foot guards and household cavalry
uniformFeature golden cuirasses for mounted troops
red tunics

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Household Division oversees Household Division Brigade of Guards
Household Division Brigade of Guards hasComponent Brigade of Guards
linked to: Household Division Brigade of Guards