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Household Cavalry Make Way For The Royal Horse Artillery

14th July 2015 at 1:39pm

The King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery have completed a rare stint guarding the Sovereign on Horse Guards Parade.

The regiment took over from the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment to provide the Queen’s Life Guard.

More usually associated with ceremonial gun salutes and musical rides with their 13lb guns, they took on the role of both mounted and dismounted guard at the entrance of Horse Guards.

This year, for the first time, they are using Knightsbridge Barracks, the home of the Household Cavalry, for the period of their duty - as opposed to Wellington Barracks, which they have used in previous years.