Dates and times for Changing the Guard at Buckingham Palace in May and June 2025 with details of the Regiments and Bands taking part.
We are often asked where is the best spot to watch the Changing of the Guard, but as the ceremony spans three locations Buckingham Palace, St James’s Palace and Wellington Barracks there is no single spot where you can see the entire Guard Mount.
If you would like to see the various stages of the ceremony with an expert guide, including the inspection of the, Old Guard, we recommend the award winning Changing the Guard Walking Tour from Fun London Tours who will get you to the right place at the right time.
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Dates, times and details of the Regiments and Bands scheduled for Changing the Guard at Buckingham Palace in May 2025
Please Note: This schedule can and may change.
Changes to the Regiments and Bands scheduled to take part, since first published, are shown in red.
Changing The King's Guard: :
Number 7 Company Coldstream Guards
Musical Support:
Band of the Scots Guards (Full Mount)
Band and Bugles of The Rifles (Full Dismount)
Remarks
Trooping the Colour Rehersal.
The Guard Mount from Horse Guards
Captain's Inspection: :
Number 7 Company Coldstream Guards
Musical Support:
Band of the Scots Guards
Remarks
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Sunday Parade :
Number 7 Company Coldstream Guards
Musical Support:
Band of the Scots Guards
Remarks
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Changing The King's Guard: :
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards
Musical Support:
Band of the Scots Guards
(Full Mount)
Band of the Brigade of Gurkhas (Full Dismount)
Remarks
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Captain's Inspection: :
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards
Musical Support:
Band of the Scots Guards
Remarks
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Changing The King's Guard: :
Queen's Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment
Musical Support:
Band of the Brigade of Gurkhas (Full Mount)
Band of the Welsh Guards (Full Dismount)
Remarks
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Changing The King's Guard: :
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards
Musical Support:
Band of the Scots Guards (Full Mount)
Band and Bugles of The Rifles (Full Dismount)
Remarks
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Admin Mount :
Queen's Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment
Musical Support:
Admin Mount Without Music or Ceremony
Remarks
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Dates, times and details of the Regiments and Bands scheduled for Changing the Guard at Buckingham Palace in June 2025
Please Note: This schedule can and may change.
Changes to the Regiments and Bands scheduled to take part, since first published, are shown in red.
Sunday Parade :
Queen's Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment
Musical Support:
Band and Bugles of The Rifles
Remarks
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Guard Change :
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards
Musical Support:
Band of the Grenadier Guards
Band of the Brigade of Gurkhas (Full Dismount)
Remarks
-
Captain's Inspection :
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards
Musical Support:
Band of the Grenadier Guards
Remarks
-
Guard Change :
Queen's Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment
Musical Support:
Band of the Brigade of Gurkhas (Full Mount)
Band of the Welsh Guards (Full Dismount)
Remarks
-
Captain's Inspection :
Queen's Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment
Musical Support:
Band of the Welsh Guards
Remarks
-
Guard Change :
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards
Musical Support:
Band of the Grenadier Guards
Band and Bugles of The Rifles (Full Dismount)
Remarks
-
Admin Mount :
Queen's Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment
Musical Support:
No Music or Ceremony
Remarks
-
:
Musical Support:
Remarks
The Colonels Review - Trooping the Colour
Sunday Parade :
Queen's Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment
Musical Support:
Band and Bugles of The Rifles
Remarks
-
Guard Change :
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards
Musical Support:
Band of the Grenadier Guards (Full Mount)
Band of the Brigade of Gurkhas (Full Dismount)
Remarks
-
Captain's Inspection :
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards
Musical Support:
Band of the Grenadier Guards
Remarks
-
Guard Change :
Queen's Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment
Musical Support:
Band and Bugles of The Rifles (Full Mount)
Band of the Scots Guards (Full Dismount)
Remarks
-
Captain's Inspection :
Queen's Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment
Musical Support:
Band of the Scots Guards
Remarks
-
Guard Change :
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards
Musical Support:
Band of the Grenadier Guards
Remarks
-
Admin Mount :
Queen's Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment
Musical Support:
No Music or Ceremony
Remarks
-
Guard Change :
Number 7 Company Coldstream Guards
Musical Support:
Massed Bands of the Guards Division
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards Corps of Drums
Remarks
The King's Birthday Parade
The King's Birthday Parade Timetable
Admin Mount :
Queen's Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment
Musical Support:
No Music or Ceremony
Remarks
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Sunday Parade :
Queen's Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment
Musical Support:
Band of the Brigade of Gurkhas
Remarks
-
Guard Change :
F Company Scots Guards
Musical Support:
Band of the Grenadier Guards Band and Bugles of The Rifles (Full Dismount)
Remarks
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Captain's Inspection :
F Company Scots Guards
Musical Support:
Band of the Grenadier Guards
Remarks
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Guard Change :
Number 9 Company Irish Guards
Musical Support:
Band of the Scots Guards Band of the Irish Guards
Remarks
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Captain's Inspection :
Number 9 Company Irish Guards
Musical Support:
Band of the Welsh Guards
Remarks
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Guard Change :
Queen's Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment
Musical Support:
Band of the Brigade of Gurkhas (Full Mount) Band of the Irish Guards (Full Dismount)
Remarks
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Captain's Inspection :
Queen's Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment
Musical Support:
Band of the Brigade of Gurkhas
Remarks
-
Sunday Parade :
Queen's Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment
Musical Support:
Band of the Brigade of Gurkhas
Remarks
-
Guard Change :
Number 7 Company Coldstream Guards
Musical Support:
Band of the Irish Guards (Full Mount) Band of the Brigade of Gurkhas (Full Dismount)
Remarks
-
Captain's Inspection :
Number 7 Company Coldstream Guards
Musical Support:
Band of the Irish Guards
Remarks
-
Guard Change :
Queen's Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment
Musical Support:
Band and Bugles of The Rifles (Full Mount) Band of the Welsh Guards (Full Dismount)
Remarks
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Captain's Inspection :
Queen's Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment
Musical Support:
Band of the Household Cavalry
Remarks
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Guard Change :
Nijmegen Company Grenadier Guards
Musical Support:
Band of the Irish Guards (Full Mount) Band and Bugles of The Rifles (Full Dismount)
Remarks
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Captain's Inspection :
Nijmegen Company Grenadier Guards
Musical Support:
Band of the Irish Guards
Remarks
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Sunday Parade :
Nijmegen Company Grenadier Guards
Musical Support:
Band of the Irish Guards
Remarks
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Guard Change :
Number 7 Company Coldstream Guards
Musical Support:
Band of the Welsh Guards Pipes of No. 12 Coy. Irish Guards
Remarks
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The days the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace currently takes place are:
Always check the confirmed schedule.
Free of watch the Changing of the Guard spans three locations, Buckingham Palace, St James's Palace and Wellington Barracks normal timings are:.
Note: Always check the date you plan to visit.
Times can change and on occasions the Guard Mount without music or ceremony!
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The Changing of the Guard ceremony takes place between three locations Buckingham Palace, St James's Palace and Wellington Barracks.
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