strictly speaking there is no such thing as a King’s (or Queen’s) Guard as an actual regiment or similar, although many in the US think this is the case. There are though, a number of regiments that carry out the ceremonial (and, to an extent, practical) function of guarding the monarch, although none of them do it exclusively and these are described as ‘The King’s Guard’ when carrying out that function. There’s the ones in Bearskins who are foot guards from five regiments - the Grenadier, Coldstream, Scots, Irish and Welsh Guards, while the mounted ones in helmets are from from the Household Cavalry which consists of two regiments the Life Guards and the Blues and Royals. This one is from the Blues and Royals as he has a blue tunic. They also serve as regular soldiers and only wear these uniforms for ceremonial duties. They guard Buckingham Palace and the gates of the Horseguards barracks on Whitehall (which is where this was filmed) but do not guard the Tower of London, that is the Yeoman Warders (colloquially ‘Beefeaters’) who are not serving military, but are all ex-military. Unlike the ones guarding the monarch, they do it full time and usually live in accommodation within the Tower precincts.
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