Dates and times for Changing the Guard at Buckingham Palace in April 2024 with details of the Regiments and Bands taking part.
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Confirmed dates, times and details of the Regiments and Bands scheduled for Changing the Guard at Buckingham Palace in April 2024
UPDATE: Monday 8 April - The French Gendarmerie Nationale are set to parade together on Monday alongside soldiers of the British Army’s Household Division to mark the 120 anniversary of the Entente Cordiale.
The ceremony, which will take place at 11:00 will see the group of soldiers traditionally relieved by a new detachment of troops in front of an audience of 40 VIPs.
They will be inspected by the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, the UK Chief of General Staff (CGS), General Sir Patrick Sanders, the French Chief of the Army Staff, General Pierre Schill, and the French ambassador to the UK Helene Duchene.
The Gendarmerie will be marched on and off the Buckingham Palace forecourt by the Band of the Grenadier Guards, who will also perform both countries’ national anthems and a programme of Anglo-French music.
At this time we have no information if members of the public will still be able to watch from the Palace Railings or Victoria Memorial.
Changes to the Regiments and Bands scheduled to take part, since first published, are shown in red.
The King's Guard:
1st Battalion Welsh Guards
Musical Support:
Band of the Irish Guards
Band of the Grenadier Guards
Remarks
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The King's Guard:
Nijmegen Company Grenadier Guards
Musical Support:
Band of the Coldstream Guards
1st Bn. Welsh Guards Corps of Drums
Remarks
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The King's Guard:
1st Battalion Welsh Guards
Musical Support:
Band of the Scots Guards
Band of the Grenadier Guards
Remarks
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The King's Guard:
Number 7 Company Coldstream Guards
Musical Support:
Band of the Grenadier Guards
1st Bn. Welsh Guards Corps of Drums
Remarks
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The King's Guard:
1st Battation Welsh Guards
Musical Support:
Band of the Irish Guards
Pipes of No. 12 Company Irish Guards
Remarks
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The King's Guard:
Queen’s Gurkha Signals
Musical Support:
No Music or Ceremony
Remarks
08:00h Admin Mount No Music or Ceremony
The King's Guard:
1st Battalion Welsh Guards
Musical Support:
Band of the Welsh Guards (Full Mount)
Band of the Brigade of Gurkhas (Full Dismount)
Remarks
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The King's Guard:
Queen’s Gurkha Signals
Musical Support:
Band of the Brigade of Gurkhas (Full Mount)
Band of the Welsh Guards (Full Dismount)
Remarks
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The King's Guard:
F Company Scots Guards
Musical Support:
Band of the Welsh Guards (Full Mount)
Band of the Brigade of Gurkhas (Full Dismount)
Remarks
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The King's Guard:
Queen’s Gurkha Signals
Musical Support:
Band of the Brigade of Gurkhas (Full Mount)
Band of the Welsh Guards (Full Dismount)
Remarks
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The King's Guard:
Number 9 Company Irish Guards
Musical Support:
Band of the Scots Guards (Full Mount)
Band and Bugles of The Rifles (Full Dismount)
Remarks
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The days the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace normally 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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