Horse Guards Parade is the setting for various military ceremonies throughout the year including the Trooping the Colour which marks the Queen's official birthday. At the heart of Whitehall, it was the traditional entrance to the Royal Palaces and is still guarded by mounted sentries from the Queen's Household Cavalry. Changing the Guard takes place here every morning at the following times: 11am Monday to Saturday and 10am Sunday. It is at this time that twelve mounted troops in traditional costume arrive from their Hyde Park Barracks. At the Guard Changing ceremony, the Old Guard forms up on the north side of the Horse Guards Parade enclosure and the New Guard on the south side.
Green Park to the South Bank
Distance & Difficulty - 2.5 miles. A peaceful meander through town.
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Trooping the Colour
Often cited as the ceremonial event of the year, the Trooping the Colour marks the 'official' birthday of the Queen. Her actual birthday... More
Trooping the Colour
Horse Guards Parade, SW1A 2AX
13th June 2009
To mark the second of the Queen's two birthdays (this is the official one, her actual birthday... More
Trooping the Colour
Horse Guards Parade, SW1A 2AX
14th June 2008
To mark the second of the Queen's two birthdays (this is the official one, her actual birthday... More
Teacher's Treachery
Horse Guards Parade, Whitehall, SW1
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4-12 Rex House Regent Street,St James's,
London,
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12 minutes walk from Horse Guards Parade
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Horse Guards Parade is the setting for various military ceremonies throughout the year including the 
