Sep 10 2009
Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle
Household Troops have guarded the Sovereign and the Royal Palaces since 1660. Until 1689, the Sovereign lived mainly at the Palace of Whitehall and was guarded there by Household Cavalry. For hundreds of years, Changing the Guard or Guard Mounting is the process which consists of a new guard exchanging duty with the old guard. [...]
