Guard mounting , changing the guard , or the changing of the guard , is a formal ceremony in which sentries performing ceremonial guard duties at important institutions are relieved by a new batch of sentries. The ceremonies are often elaborate and precisely choreographed. They originated with peacetime and battlefield military drills introduced to enhance unit cohesion and effectiveness in the late 17th and early 18th centuries.
129-412: A guard of honour ( Commonwealth English ), honor guard ( American English ) or ceremonial guard , is a group of people, typically drawn from the military, appointed to perform ceremonial duties – for example, to receive or guard a head of state or other dignitaries, the fallen in war, or to attend at state ceremonials, especially funerals. In military weddings, especially those of commissioned officers,
258-677: A Corps of Drums from the Barbados Defence Force Band provide musical accompaniment. It is performed every Thursday morning. In Minsk , Post #1 at Victory Square is the area where guard duty is carried out by members of the armed forces, including soldiers of the Honor Guard of the Armed Forces and cadets of the Military Academy of Belarus . Other organizations that also support guard duties at
387-831: A military band and a cavalry unit, the uniform and traditions of which are based on those of the famous Berber cavalry, the Numidian cavalry , the French cavalry, and the Arab cavalry, as well as infantry. The Egyptian Republican Guard is a division level unit in the Egyptian Army which is the seniormost unit in the Egyptian Armed Forces that has the responsibility of defending the President of Egypt, as well as major presidential and national institutions. It
516-499: A Rifle Team for 'three volley' salutes. Most, even those within major career paid agencies, are not paid for performing and preparing for the honour guard duty. The Presidential Honour Guard is the joint service military unit mandated to ensure the immediate security of the President of Venezuela and his First Family and for the performance of public duties in the most important places in the country. The most distant antecedents of
645-694: A ceremonial change of guards takes place. A parade of Evzones and a military band starts from the barracks of the Evzones (just behind the Parliament Building) and through Vasilissis Sofias Avenue , and reaches the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, where a ceremonial change of guards takes place. On this occasion, all the three official uniforms of the Evzones can be seen. Vasilissis Sofias Avenue and Amalias Avenue are briefly closed to traffic for
774-830: A ceremonial guard unit as well. High Frontier Honor Guard is the official United States Air Force ceremonial unit assigned to Peterson Space Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colorado , and acts as the de facto official honor guard unit for the United States Space Force . The official honour guard of every branch is located in the National Capital Region , though nearly every military installation will have its own honour guard for local ceremonies and events. The honour guard units in National Capital Region, formed into
903-411: A guard, composed usually of service members of the same branch, form the sabre arch . In principle, any military unit could act as a guard of honour. In some countries, certain units are specially assigned to undertake guard of honour postings or other public duties . Republican guards , royal guards and foot guards frequently have ceremonial duties assigned to them. Guards of honour also serve in
1032-738: A larger ceremony is held outside the palace's main gate modeled on the ceremony in London, wherein the Central Band of the Royal Malay Regiment plays appropriate music as the battalion's guard duty detachment is changed from each of the companies that make up the battalion. The changing of the guards ceremony is performed by four members of the Honour Guard Company of the Moldovan National Army at
1161-718: A major tourist attraction at the Government Palace . It is a daily event that takes place at noon. On the first and third Sundays of the month the Mariscal Domingo Nieto Cavalry Regiment Escort conducts a formal mounted Changing of the Guard ceremony in the presence of the President of Peru , while on other days, the Changing of the Guard is performed unmounted. Since 2007, participation in the ceremony has been opened to all of
1290-522: A short jacket, shirt and tie and the guard's unique forage cap. The famous parade uniform dating from 1860, which consists of a wide-brimmed hat with black plume, dark blue tunic and trousers with white stripes, is worn on the more prestigious palace and fortress watches. Usually, during the summer, there are Guard Parades, where the New Guard marches from Akershus Fortress accompanied by a band, through Oslo's parade street to Karl Johan's Gate. His Majesty
1419-813: A summer public duties detachment known as the Ceremonial Guard , which assumes public duties in Ottawa from late-June to late-August. The Ceremonial Guard is made up of regulars or reservists of the Canadian Army, although its membership is also augmented by members regulars and reservists of the Royal Canadian Air Force , and the Royal Canadian Navy . Like the foot guards, the Ceremonial Guards also mount
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#17327795572341548-556: Is a type of guard regiment that is composed of dozens upon dozens of armored brigades, mechanized brigades and divisional artillery, Being the seniormost unit in the armed forces, the Republican Guard Division is the only major military unit allowed in central Cairo besides the troops of intelligence services and Central Security Forces . The Guard of Honour unit in Namibia is the 21 Ceremonial Guard Battalion of
1677-645: Is accompanied by the Corps of Drums of the Royal Life Guards. A palævagt' (Manor Watch) is when the Crown Prince or Prince Joachim are in residence but not in the capacity of regents or the Palace is uninhabited. A palævagt march through Copenhagen is undertaken without music accompaniment. The changing of the guard at Jubilee House (formerly Flagstaff House) takes place every month, with personnel of
1806-1021: Is commanded by a general or flag officer and includes a Presidential mounted escort of platoon or troop size, all wear the busby when in full dress. Aside from the PHGB, there are two other foot guards battalions in the NBAF, the Caracas Foot Guards Battalion of the Ministry of Defence, and the Brigadier Daniel Florence O'Leary Headquarters and HQ Services Foot Guards Battalion of the Venezuelan Army Headquarters. Both foot guard battalions are also tasked with forming guards of honour and public duties. These two battalions wear berets instead of combat helmets when in full dress, when in historical dress
1935-640: Is formally the responsibility of two regiments of foot guards , the Canadian Grenadier Guards , and the Governor General's Foot Guards ; with one of their main tasks being the provision of sentries for guard mountings for official state functions in support of the Government of Canada in Ottawa. The two units are also tasked with mounting the guard of honour for visiting dignitaries. The two regiments of foot guards, along with
2064-660: Is held every Saturday and Sunday in the afternoon and evening. In Barbados, the Changing of the Sentry is an event that takes place in front of the 1804 Main Guard or Clock Tower. The guardsmen from the Barbados Defence Force are known today as The Main Guard. The sentries are drawn from members of the Barbados Legion, other retired personnel, and the Barbados Regiment . During the ceremony,
2193-470: Is in the process of developing) its own standards of usage, often under the influence of local languages. These dialects are sometimes referred to as New Englishes (McArthur, p. 36); most of them inherited non-rhoticity from Southern British English. Several dialects of West African English exist, with a lot of regional variation and some influence from indigenous languages. West African English tends to be syllable-timed , and its phoneme inventory
2322-544: Is increasingly being used in the home as the first language. Small communities of native English speakers can be found in Zimbabwe , Botswana , and Namibia ; the dialects spoken are similar to native South African English . Prior to Togo 's admission at the 2022 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting , Togolese Foreign Minister Robert Dussey said that he expected Commonwealth membership to provide opportunities for Togolese citizens to learn English , and remarked that
2451-636: Is led by Brigadier Anselem Sanyatwe. The Regiment of Mounted Grenadiers serves as a part of the Argentine Army , serving as the presidential guard and ceremonial mounted detachments. Two unmounted grenadiers are stationed in front of the Pink House as a symbol of the ceremonial and honour guard. They also provide security to the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Cathedral, where its founder's remains are buried, and at
2580-599: Is made up of men or women drawn from three services of the Indian military: the Indian Army, Indian Air Force, and Indian Navy. It is based at New Delhi and is of company size, present only during state visits. In January 2015, during Barack Obama 's state visit to India, Wing Commander Pooja Thakur became the first female officer to lead the guard of honour for a foreign leader. In the Indian Air Force , there
2709-461: Is much simpler than that of Received Pronunciation ; this sometimes affects mutual intelligibility with native varieties of English. A distinctive North African English , often with significant influences from Bantu languages such as Swahili , is spoken in countries such as Kenya or Tanzania , particularly in Nairobi and other cities where there is an expanding middle class, for whom English
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#17327795572342838-668: Is only one unit that serves as an exhibition drill team. This unit, known officially as the Air Warrior Drill Team (AWDT), was founded in 2004 and serves as the guard of honour of the IAF. The term "guard of honour" in Indonesian is Pasukan Kehormatan which take their modern form in deputized formations of the former Royal Netherlands East Indies Army and the Royal Netherlands Navy. In Indonesia ,
2967-556: Is performed during the mounting of the guard at noon, with the latter having musical accompaniment. Public duties by the regiment are also provided by a four-man team at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the Millennium Monument on Hősök tere (Heroes Square). The 7015th Ceremonial Regiment of the Hungarian People's Army also conduct public duties at the tomb. Since the leadership of president Joko Widodo ,
3096-410: Is responsible to act as pallbearers during a state funeral . Their uniform are red full dress uniforms with a white buff belt worn on the upper waist, white trousers with white parade boots and a black shako as the headdress, sometimes a light blue beret is worn for other duties such as during the Changing of the Guard ceremony or a state funeral. A black uniform with peaked cap also present. During
3225-699: Is similar to the United States Secret Service in that its members also provide security for visiting heads of state. The brigade performs a weekly changing of the guard ceremony outside Aso Villa and stands guard at the Presidential Villa. Aside from that, the guards brigade also mounts the guard of honour for state visits , as well as the Independence Day Military Parade in Abuja . The brigade
3354-828: Is the Brazilian president's honour guard units, all of the Brazilian Army . It is composed of the 1st Guards Cavalry Regiment (1o Regimento de Cavalaria de Guardas – RCG, in Portuguese) – " Independence Dragoons ", the Presidential Guard Battalion (Batalhão da Guarda Presidencial – BGP, in Portuguese) and the Cayenne Battery . All these units fall under the Planalto Military Command . The Brasilia Marine Group of
3483-775: Is the President of Colombia 's honour guard service regiment under the National Army of Colombia . It is stationed at the Casa de Nariño in Bogota where the changing of the guard ceremony takes place three days per week and carries the traditions of Simon Bolivar's infantry guards company raised in the midst of the Spanish American wars of independence in 1815. The Ceremonial Unit of the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces provided honours for
3612-471: Is the provision of sentries at ceremonial and other official state functions organized by the Government of Canada. Their tasks include mounting the guard of honour at military funerals and other events attended by visiting dignitaries. The two regiments of foot guards, together with the Governor General's Horse Guards , based in Toronto , make up Canada's Household Division . The Canadian Army also operates
3741-613: Is the senior unit in the Nigerian Army 's order of battle . The Red Guard of Senegal is a Senegalese Gendarmerie unit that is responsible for maintaining the security of the President of Senegal . It is similar to the ceremonial elements in the French Republican Guard . The unit's uniform is derived from the French colonial Spahi . The Red Guard is under the direct command of the Security Legion of
3870-594: Is the term in Spanish for colour guards and flag parties. The Presidential Life Guard Dragoons Regiment is the premier ceremonial unit of the Peruvian Army having similar practices to the Cavalry Regiment, French Republican Guard . It is one of two official Household Cavalry and Dragoon Guards regiments in the army which have the affording of ceremonial protection to the President of Peru and to
3999-605: The Brazilian Marine Corps , a component of the Brazilian Navy , provides ceremonial guards of honour as well. The Ministry of Defence maintains its own joint service honour guard. Military public duties in Ottawa , Canada's national capital, are formally the responsibility of two regiments of foot guards : the Canadian Grenadier Guards and the Governor General's Foot Guards . One of their main tasks
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4128-629: The Brigade of the Guards or one of the other regiments of the Indian Army if assigned for palace security duties. A military band is also present to provide accompaniment. When the New Guard is formed up between the Dominion columns of the North Block , sentries are nominated and the respective guards are inspected by their officers as the band plays ' Sammaan Guard ' (The Honour Guard). The men of
4257-1060: The Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall , Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall , and the National Revolutionary Martyrs' Shrine in Taipei . Outside Taipei, Taiwanese honour guards are also present at the Cihu Presidential Burial Place , and the Daxi Presidential Burial Place in Taoyuan . Specifically, at the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall , the Honour Guard of the ROC Army performs a changing of the guard ceremony daily with four guardsmen changing duties every hour. An honour guard battalion, known as
4386-423: The Chief Executive of Hong Kong and the Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal . The only notable example of a police honour guard under the Ministry of Public Security on the mainland is the Yunnan Public Security Force Honour Guard at Hekou Port near the China–Vietnam border , having been covered during a report by New China TV in September 2016. During the time of the Ming dynasty (1368 to 1644)
4515-412: The Commonwealth of Nations . Guards of honour have been mounted by a number of military forces , uniformed paramilitary organizations , and civilian emergency services . The Algerian Republican Guard is a mainly ceremonial military corps of the Algerian Army . Composed of 6,000 troops, it is very similar in its formation style to equivalent units in the French Army . The Republican Guard includes
4644-400: The Communist Party of Cuba , the Government of Cuba , and the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces . It is a sort of mix between Russian and German ceremonial formations, with the unit notably adopting the German-born goosestep . Its ceremonial duties are usually performed at government buildings and notable areas in Havana , with the Plaza de la Revolución (the main square in the capital) and
4773-483: The Eternity Memorial Complex in Chișinău . The Changing the Guard takes place in front of the Prince's Palace daily at 11:55. It is performed by the Compagnie des Carabiniers du Prince . In the state capital, Oslo , His Majesty the King's Guard keeps the Royal Palace and the Royal Family guarded for 24 hours a day. Every day at 1330 hrs, there is a Change of Guards outside the Palace. The ceremony consists of two parts and lasts for about 40 minutes. Otherwise ,
4902-411: The Government Palace in Lima as their foremost duties. Other units, such as the Hussars of Junín and the Peruvian Guard Legion Infantry Battalion , also perform public duties in the capital. The other services of the Peruvian Armed Forces have their own dedicated ceremonial units. They include the Fanning Marine Company (Compañía de Infantería de Marina Capitán de Navío AP Juan Fanning García) of
5031-424: The Governor General's Horse Guards , based in Toronto , make up Canada's Household Division . The Canadian Army also operates a summer public duties detachment known as the Ceremonial Guard , which assumes public duties in Ottawa from late-June to late-August. The Ceremonial Guard is made up of regulars or reservists of the Canadian Army, although its membership is also augmented by regulars and reservists of
5160-430: The Hong Kong Police Force and the Macau Security Force having a largely ceremonial British and Portuguese tradition respectively. In the case of Hong Kong, the honour guards are reminiscent of those belonging to the British Household Division. In December 2016, the HKPF received ceremonial training from instructors from the Army School of Ceremonial at the British Army 's Infantry Training Centre . It renders honours to
5289-409: The Independence Day Parade, and the inauguration of Emmerson Mnangagwa . The flag of the Presidential Guard of Zimbabwe consists of a beige background, with three equal horizontal stripes of red, green and red, and the centre having a shield which contains a white wreath beneath a bird, over which are two brown rifles in saltire. The brigade is based currently at Dzivarasekwa Barracks in Harare and
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5418-403: The Italian Republic Day on June 2, the Changing of the Guard at the Quirinal Palace is performed in its solemn form by the Corazzieri Regiment and by the mounted band of the Carabinieri 4th Cavalry Regiment, with the guards wearing their ceremonial dress uniforms and riding horses. Every other day the Changing of the Guard takes place at the same hour, 18:00 during the summer and 16:00 for
5547-414: The Joint Service Honor Guard of the National Capital Region and the Department of Defense , an ad hoc unit of battalion size, represent the military as a whole and the United States as a nation, and perform numerous ceremonies on behalf of the President of the United States, the commander-in-chief of the federal Armed Forces, with musical accompaniment by each of the central bands of the Armed Forces based in
5676-406: The Namibian Defence Force . Falling under the 21 Brigade based in Windhoek. It was part of the presidential security detail until removed from this role and put on honour guard duty. The members of the Nigerian Presidential Guard Brigade are elite Nigerian soldiers who guard the residence of the President of the Federal Republic and his or her guests as well as performing ceremonial duties. It
5805-449: The Palace of the Revolution (the workplace of the President of Cuba ). The main purpose of the military unit is the performance of the changing of the guard every half an hour at the José Marti Mausoleum in Santiago de Cuba . Prior to Fidel Castro 's 1959 Cuban Revolution , honour guards were performed by units that resembled honour guard units in the United States , such as The Old Guard . Haitian honour guard duties are performed by
5934-405: The People's Armed Police Honour Guard Battalion in Beijing. Other PLA honour guard units based outside Beijing includes the Hong Kong Garrison Honour Guard Battalion , Macau Garrison Honour Guard Battalion, and the Xinjiang Garrison Honour Guard Battalion Police-manned honour guards are also deployed within the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau . This is partly due to
6063-546: The Peruvian Navy ; and the Airborne Platoon of the 72nd Squadron of the Peruvian Air Force . Each uniformed service branch in the U.S. Armed Forces has its own official honour guard: the Army ( 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment ), Marines ( U.S. Marine Corps Ceremonial Guard Company ), Navy ( U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guard ), Air Force ( U.S. Air Force Honor Guard ), Space Force ( U.S. Space Force Honor Guard ), and Coast Guard ( U.S. Coast Guard Ceremonial Honor Guard ). Most state national guard units and state defence forces have
6192-428: The President's Residence in Yerevan has had ceremonial sentries from the Honour Guard Battalion of the Ministry of Defense perform public duties at a pair of sentry boxes at the front of the residence. They are posted and relieved in a brief guard mounting ceremony, which includes an exhibition drill of all five guards (the incoming guards, the outgoing guards, and the guard commander). The guard mounting ceremony
6321-465: The Presidential Guard provide a 24-hour honour guard, with an hourly guard change, at the Presidential Mansion and at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier , off Syntagma Square at the foot of the Hellenic Parliament . The Changing the Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, in particular, has become a tourist attraction, with many people watching the guards, who stand motionless for two 20-minute intervals during their 1-hour shifts. Every Sunday at 11:00
6450-422: The Republic of China Police Honour Guard ( 中華民國警察儀隊 ), is also maintained by the Republic of China Police . Founded in 1977, it is currently managed and directed by the Police Department of the Ministry of the Interior. The President's Bodyguard is the seniormost household cavalry unit in the Indian Army , serving as a guard of honour for the President of India . In India, the Tri-Services Guard of Honour
6579-515: The Royal Canadian Air Force , and the Royal Canadian Navy . The Ceremonial Guard mount the guard at the National War Memorial , Rideau Hall, and Parliament Hill. Members of the Ceremonial Guard wear the uniforms of the Canadian foot guards, as they have historically staffed the summer public duties detachment, before membership in the Ceremonial Guard was opened to the entire Canadian Armed Forces. The Ceremonial Guard are considered an ad hoc detachment, as its members are drawn from various units of
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#17327795572346708-446: The York Regional Police , operate a mounted honour guard unit. Fire and rescue ceremonial units such as the Toronto Fire Services Honour Guard and the Calgary Firefighters Honour Guard are unique in that they are armed with a ceremonial axe . The 37th Infantry Presidential Guard Battalion , composed of five companies, a historical company and one artillery battery plus a military band, a fanfare trumpet section and Corps of Drums ,
6837-414: The " State Protocol Escort Battalion " ( Batalyon Pengawal Protokoler Kenegaraan abbreviated "Yonwalprotneg"), it is a detachment consisting of chosen military policemen selected from the Military Police Corps with a minimum height requirement of 180 centimetres (71 in). This detachment is also tasked to become the Cordon Guard during the arrival ceremony at the airport apron during a state visit and
6966-410: The Armed Forces and the National Police, represented by their historical and ceremonial honour guard units. The changing of the guard by the 1st Guards Battalion Representative Honour Guard Regiment of the Polish Armed Forces takes place at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Warsaw 24/7 for 365 days a year. The guard unit for the mounting is from each of the three honour guard companies that make up
7095-433: The Brave 30th Guards Brigade changes the guard every hour at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in the capital. In Alba Iulia , the guard is changed at noon every weekend at the Citadel Alba-Carolina. This particular guard unit is notable for its 18th-century uniform, derived from the Habsburg monarchy and complete with musket and wig. The Kremlin Regiment ( Kremlyovskiy polk ) of the Federal Protective Service provides
7224-411: The Citadelle since 1928, excluding a brief hiatus from 1939 to 1945, due to the Second World War . Guard mountings have also been performed in other Canadian cities outside Ottawa and Quebec City, with guard mountings having been performed at various provincial capitals, typically at the legislature, or the official residences of the lieutenant governors . However, public duties in Ottawa and Quebec are
7353-445: The Commonwealth, although comparatively very few speakers of Indian English are first-language speakers. The same is true of English spoken in other parts of South Asia , e.g. Pakistani English , Sri Lankan English , Bangladeshi English and Myanmar English . South Asian English phonology is highly variable; stress, rhythm and intonation are generally different from those of native varieties. There are also several peculiarities at
7482-433: The Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces guard the Mausoleum of José Marti in Santiago de Cuba . The guard is changed every half-hour, and is signaled by clock tower bells similar to how Soviet guards at the Lenin mausoleum used the bells of the Spasskaya Tower Clock. Patriotic music is played while the next batch of guards march to relive the previous detachment. The music is usually played from audio speakers located around
7611-423: The Financial Guard, and even the Italian State Police, and their respective bands provide the musical accompaniment to the Quirinal Palace ceremony. The Jamaica Regiment is responsible for the Jamaica Defence Forces changing of the guard at National Heroes Park in the capital of Kingston . The guard consists of two sentries at the entrance to the park, both of which are accompanied by a relief commander during
7740-402: The General Security Unit of the National Palace of the Haitian National Police (L'Unité de Sécurité Générale du Palais National, USGPN) which is a major specialized unit of the PNH. It has, since 1997, mainly ensured security at the Palais National and the security of the President of Haiti . The USGPN works with the Presidential Security Unit (Unité de sécurité présidentielle, USP) to protect
7869-414: The General Staff. They marched as the first battalion in the military parade of the 35th , 50th , 60th and 70th anniversaries of the People's Republic of China. They are often on parades led by a colour guard detail carrying the PLA flag. In addition to the Beijing battalion, the PLA also operates a number of other honour guard units that, including in the PLA Navy and the PLA Air Force , as well as
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#17327795572347998-408: The Guard of Honour during the swearing-in ceremonies and other significant state events along with Bangladesh Navy and Bangladesh Air Force . Today the duties of honour guards are performed by the Combined Honour Guard of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), are provided by the 1st Guard Division of PLA Beijing Garrison in Beijing, under the Central Theater Command and reporting directly to
8127-415: The King and Governor General. As the unit is based in Quebec City, it rarely mounts the guard of honour for foreign dignitaries. Guards of honour are also formed by civilian police, and fire services, including the Royal Canadian Mounted Police . These civilian honour guards are typically mounted for funerals, and local ceremonies, with the honour guard units typically made up of 30 to 60 members. Some, like
8256-400: The King's Guard consists of male conscripts who are undertaking their compulsory military service but also includes women who volunteer to join the Guards. His Majesty the King's Guard is organized as a battalion, with a Lieutenant Colonel as chief. The battalion has seven companies. Each company consists of about 200 guards, and has its own field of specialization. The Changing of the Guard is
8385-446: The NCG was founded. The Presidential Guard is an elite combat unit of the Zimbabwe National Army , serving as a Household Division -like service for the President of Zimbabwe . The unit, in their green service uniform and yellow berets, mount the guard of honour on behalf of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces . Past events where the guard of honour was provided by the presidential guard includes Defence Forces Day festivities, Heroes Day,
8514-422: The Navy, while these three government secretariats maintain currently (since the 2018 disbandment of the Estado Mayor Presidencial ), through the Presidential Guards Corps of the National Guard, a dedicated joint service guards corps with a division of presidential military police and selected other formations from these select secretariats. Some of their duties include protection of the Mexican flag in Zocalo , and
8643-420: The Palace of the Argentine National Congress, as well as in the other presidential residences. Raised in 1813, it is designated as the senior regiment of cavalry in the Army. The Brazilian armed forces and Brazilian Military Police have several units designated as guards of honour, which perform public and ceremonial duties on behalf of the Armed Forces and the military police units. The most important of them
8772-410: The President's Bodyguard consist of the old warrior classes of the Rajputs, Sikhs and the Jats. Recruitment standards are strict and the minimum height of each soldier is six feet (1.83 m). After the inspection is over, a formal march takes place into the forecourt of the Rashtrapati Bhavan with the band playing "Sher-E-Jawan" (Tiger of a soldier), The New Guard forms up along with the Old Guard to await
8901-415: The Presidential Honour Guard go back to the Hussars Troop of Simon Bolivar, of the Venezuelan War of Independence and of the larger Spanish American wars of independence, raised in June 1815 and part of a more bigger guards brigade targeted for the immediate security of the Liberator, and the early 20th century 1st Cavalry Regiment "Ambrosio Plaza" that until the 1950s, albeit reduced to squadron size, provided
9030-406: The Reflecting Pool of the National Mall . Other ceremonial military units also include the Royal Guards of Hawaii of the Air National Guard and the High Frontier Honor Guard at Peterson Air Force Base . The organized militia for the Connecticut State Militia also maintains a ceremonial guard unit, the Governor's Foot Guard . Many local, state, national and federal public safety agencies in
9159-459: The Senegalese Mobile Gendarmerie . It is composed of many units that serve ceremonial duties, with the most notable being the honour guard battalion, which an infantry unit, and the mounted squadron. The guard of honour unit in South Africa was the State Presidents Guard (Staatspresidentseenheid) until 1990. The unit has since been replaced by the National Ceremonial Guard in the South African National Defence Force . Permanent honour guards in
9288-614: The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in the gardens of the Kremlin. Since the summer of 2016 another guard mount ceremony is held daily from the iconic Spasskaya Tower . Starting in 2004 a Guard Mounting ceremony has been held by the Cavalry Squadron of the Kremlin Regiment on Cathedral Square every Sunday from March to October. Since April 2016, the guard changing ceremony was the first to be live-streamed online. At
9417-602: The United Kingdom have produced their own English dictionaries and style guides , and may rely on those produced in other countries. Southern Hemisphere native varieties of English began to develop during the 18th century, with the colonisation of Australasia and South Africa. Australian English and New Zealand English are closely related to each other and share some similarities with South African English (though it has unique influences from indigenous African languages, and Dutch influences it inherited along with
9546-605: The United States maintain Honour Guards, Pipes & Drums and Buglers, including fire departments, law enforcement agencies, emergency medical services, and search and rescue agencies, who typically use adaptations of military honour guards, and honour those who die in the line of duty (LODD-Line of Duty Death), off-duty but still on the job, and retirees, as well as participating in support of other agencies, and parades. Some Law Enforcement agencies are able to maintain
9675-551: The Yonwalprotneg unit of Paspampres (wearing Red and White full dress uniform with shako) acts as the principal guard of honour accompanying the Paskibraka escorting the flag of Indonesia . The same format is seen in other parts of the country during the independence day commemoration ceremony with the Guards of honour tasked from local territorial military or police units in provinces , cities, and regencies throughout
9804-715: The armed forces, and does not constitute a permanent unit in the Canadian Forces' order of battle . Beside the Canadian foot guards and the Ceremonial Guards, units with regularly scheduled guard mountings include the Royal 22nd Regiment , which mounts the guard from late June to Labour Day (the first Monday of September) at the Citadelle of Quebec in Quebec City , a military installation and secondary residence of
9933-580: The armed forces, and does not constitute a permanent unit in the Canadian Forces' order of battle . The Canadian Armed Forces also maintains a National Sentry Program, where its members perform guard mountings for its sentries at the National War Memorial from early-April to 10 November, the day before Remembrance Day . The program formally falls under the command structure of the Ceremonial Guard, although its volunteers may wear
10062-464: The barracks by Rosenborg Castle . There are three types of guard changes. A kongevagt (King's Watch) is when the monarch is in residence, and is accompanied by the Royal Guards music band . A løjtnantsvagt (Lieutenant Watch) is when Prince Henrik was residing at the palace or Crown Prince Frederik or Prince Joachim are residing at Amalienborg in the capacity of regents. The Løjtnantsvagt
10191-590: The battalion. The National Republican Guard carries out a changing of the guard ceremony at the Belém Palace , official residence of the Portuguese President , on the third Sunday of each month at 11:00 am. The ceremony includes a performance by the cavalry musicians of the GNR's "Charanga a Cavalo", which claims to be the only mounted band in the world which performs at the gallop . The Michael
10320-669: The branches of the Republic of China Armed Forces : Each branch maintain their own respective honour guards, all of which follow the American precedent and make up the Armed Forces Honour Guard ( 中華民國三軍儀隊 ). The National Day Honour Guard Battalion is also made up of personnel of the honour guards companies of the aforementioned branches. Guardsmen employ a M1 Garand rifle during ceremonial activities. The units also perform guard duties and are usually present at
10449-522: The capital. Since World War II, The 3rd United States Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) has served as the official Army honour guard and escort to the President, and it also provides security for Washington, D.C., in time of national emergency or civil disturbance. Arlington National Cemetery 's Tomb of the Unknowns is guarded by members of the U.S. 3rd Infantry Regiment. Since 2007, a Joint-Service Drill Competition has been held every April in front of
10578-680: The central flagpole on Ala-Too Square in the capital of Bishkek . They have changed guard every hour since 1998. A similar ceremony is held at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on Victory Square . The guards of the Honour Guard Company of the Staff Battalion of the National Armed Forces change every hour between 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. every day at the Freedom Monument . Aside from
10707-510: The ceremonial security of the President and was modeled on the Prussian horse guards units of the late 19th century. The modern brigade serves as a ceremonial escort to the President of Venezuela at Miraflores Palace and attends all state arrival ceremonies conducted there, as well as providing security for the palace complex. The brigade also provides honour guards (i) at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Carabobo Field, Carabobo commemorating
10836-620: The ceremony from about 10:55 to 11:05 on Sunday mornings. The Honour Guard of the Hungarian Defence Forces , the 32nd Budapest Guard and Ceremonial Regiment has provided sentries for the Sándor Palace in Budapest since the disestablishment of the Hungarian People's Republic in 1989. This is done at the gates of the palace, due to its status as the official residence of the President of Hungary . The ceremony
10965-783: The ceremony. A changing of the guard ceremony at the police headquarters is also held by female personnel of the Jamaica Constabulary Force and the JCF Band . The Aibyn Presidential Regiment of the State Security Service of Kazakhstan have taken part in the changing of the guard ceremony in the Ak Orda Presidential Palace since 2001. Soldiers of the honour guard company of the National Guard of Kyrgyzstan guard
11094-518: The changing of the guard ceremony at Merdeka Palace has been performed by the elite presidential force of Indonesia known as Paspampres . It has been open to the public since 17 July 2016. Initially it was held on the Sunday of the second week of each month in front of the palace yard; since 28 August 2016 it is held on the last Sunday of the month. The ceremony commences at 7 am and is open to public and tourist viewing. Group A of Paspampres, which guards
11223-596: The civilian world for fallen police officers, firefighters, and other civil servants and events. Military style salutes and the presentation of colors are given at funerals for firefighters, law enforcement personnel and other civil servants. Certain religious bodies, especially churches of the Anglican Communion and the Methodist movement , have the tradition of an honour guard at the funeral of an ordained elder, in which all other ordained elders present "guard
11352-685: The country had not existed prior to the Staatspresidentseenheid's founding in 1967. In compensation for a lack of ceremonial units, the Citizen Force and the Cape Town Highlanders Regiment were often deployed for ceremonial events. Following the abolition of apartheid in South Africa, the guard was disestablished, leaving the defence forces without an official guard of honour until 1995, when
11481-659: The country sought closer ties with the Anglophone world . Hong Kong ceased to be part of the Commonwealth (by virtue of being a British territory) in 1997. Nonetheless, the English language there still enjoys status as an official language. English was introduced into the subcontinent by the British Raj . Among the partitioned post-independent countries, India has the largest English-speaking population in
11610-471: The country with the regional heads as the guest of honour inspecting the ceremony. These regional guards of honour wear the assigned peaked caps or berets of their branch or service arm, as well as the shako. Commonwealth English The use of the English language in current and former Commonwealth countries was largely inherited from British colonisation , with some exceptions. English serves as
11739-443: The development of Afrikaans from Dutch). Canadian English contains elements of British English and American English , as well as many Canadianisms and some French influences. It is the product of several waves of immigration and settlement, from Britain, Ireland, France, the United States, and around the world, over a period of more than two centuries. Modern Canadian English has taken significant vocabulary and spelling from
11868-658: The different branches of the Ghana Armed Forces taking part quarterly (every 3 months). The ceremony started on May 5, 2013, originating from the changing of the Queens Guard at Buckingham Palace in London . Differences in the two ceremonies include a drill demonstration by the new and old guards, as well as the attendance of the Ghanaian president at the ceremony. In the state capital, Athens , members of
11997-775: The first-ever military honour guard duties in China were undertaken by the Jǐnyīwèi or the Embroidered Uniform Guard. Their successors, the Qing era Imperial Guard , were organized into a division protecting the Emperor, his family, and the wide Forbidden City complex. In the Republic of China (known colloquially as Taiwan ), the military honour guard duty is provided by members from the following companies representing
12126-712: The formal order of "Salami Shastra" (Present Arms) by the latter to the former, signifying readiness for the change-over. Accompanied by the tune "Robinson", a key is handed over between the Junior Commissioned Officers of the Old and New Guard. This symbolizes the exchange of responsibilities between commanders. Sentries of the Old Guard rejoin and the Junior Commissioned Officers return to their posts. The Old Guard marches off to
12255-515: The full dress uniform of their respective units/service. Guard mountings are also carried out at the Citadelle of Quebec in Quebec City , a military installation, and secondary residence of the Monarch and Governor General. The Royal 22nd Regiment mounts the guard at the Citadelle from late-June to Labour Day (the first Monday of September). The regiment has carried out guard mountings at
12384-640: The grounds of the Plaza de Mayo fronting the Casa Rosada by the Regiment of Mounted Grenadiers . Beginning in May 2024 - with the first edition also serving as the opening salvo to a month of celebrations of the 1810 May Revolution, a larger public ceremony is held there every first Saturday of the month by platoons of this regiment, the Regiment of Patricians and the 1st Artillery Regiment. Since September 2018,
12513-767: The guard at the Tomb of the Unknown soldier in Moscow . During the day the guard is changed every hour. During the Soviet period the ceremony (known in Russian as the Смена караула , Smena karaula ) was carried out by what was then a KGB guard detachment at the Lenin Mausoleum . However, by decree of President of the Russian Federation Boris Yeltsin the guard has now been relocated to
12642-578: The guard in Beijing , the capital of the People's Republic of China , may refer to two different ceremonies of the People's Liberation Army on Tiananmen Square . The first is a traditional changing of the guard consisting of two incoming soldiers, two outgoing soldiers and a commander from the People's Armed Police Honour Guard Battalion , with the incoming and outgoing soldiers saluting the flagpole before taking up their posts beside it. The other changing of
12771-669: The guard is the raising of the Flag of China on the square every morning, which since 2018, has been manned by personnel from the Beijing Garrison Honor Guard Battalion who took over duties from the PAP, which itself had performed the ceremony since 1982 until that point. Another changing of the guard ceremony takes place at the Mausoleum of Mao Zedong , which contains the preserved body of Mao Zedong , at
12900-401: The guard of honor, the assistant to the head of the guard of honor, 4 guards (boys), 8 boys in the first four-shift, 8 girls, 1-3 boys sentries at the banner, on-duty signalman (girl). The guard of honor served at Post No. 1 for one week from 9.00 to 17.00 in the cold and from 9.00 to 18.00 in the warm time of the day. The duration of each shift is 10 to 20 minutes. The only breaks in maintaining
13029-718: The guard of honour at national ceremonies, serving as a foot guard to the Governor-General of Jamaica . Members of the regiment also provide sentries at the National Heroes Park . The Honour Guard in Mexico consists of members selected from the Mexican Navy , Mexican Army , Air Force and/or the National Guard , and report to the Secretariats of National Defence, Security and Civil Protection and
13158-450: The guard of honour for military funerals, and visiting dignitaries while in season. Members of the Ceremonial Guard wear the uniforms of the Canadian foot guards, as they have historically staffed the summer public duties detachment, before membership in the Ceremonial Guard was opened to the entire Canadian Armed Forces in the 21st century. The Ceremonial Guard is considered an ad hoc detachment, as its members are drawn from various units of
13287-463: The guard, the changing of the guard has been taking place since 1851. A pair of mounted units lead the Central Band , Drums and Bugles of the Carabineros and the new guard, to the plaza in front of La Moneda where the departing detachment meets them. While patriotic and popular music is played, the colour guard emerges and salutes are exchanged between the old and new guards at the main gate and by
13416-454: The guards work in shifts of two hours. The Guards are also stationed at Akershus Fortress , where the Change of Guards also takes place at 1330 hrs. They also guard the residence of the Crown Prince and Crown Princess, and their own camp, Gardeleiren , outside Oslo. The two last of these duties are considered "green watches": the guards wear battle uniform, an olive and green uniform featuring
13545-484: The head of state and state-protocol duties (ceremonial). As a military tri-services special joint service command, the ceremonial duties of Paspampres are to conduct public duties during state function occasions including to provide quarter guard and guard mounting duties for the national official residences . The ceremonial duties tasked to the Paspampres is the responsibility of a unit within Paspampres known as
13674-592: The honorary were from 15 May to 1 November 1988, from 1 June to 20 November 2003, and from 1 December 2003 to 20 April 2004. The ceremony of the changing of the guard of honour in front of the presidency has taken place at 12:00 noon every day since November 5, 2003. It also takes place at the Monument to the Unknown Soldier in Sofia . The National Guards Unit of Bulgaria is the sole participant in this ceremony. Public duties in Ottawa , Canada's national capital,
13803-562: The language. In Cyprus , it does not have official status but is widely used as a lingua franca . English is spoken as a first or second language in most of the Commonwealth. Written English in the current and former Commonwealth generally favours British English spelling as opposed to American English , with some exceptions, particularly in Canada, where there are strong influences from neighbouring American English. Few Commonwealth countries besides Australia, Canada, South Africa, and
13932-401: The levels of morphology, syntax and usage, some of which can also be found among educated speakers. Southeast Asian English comprises Singapore English , Malaysian English , and Brunei English ; it features some influence from Malay and Chinese languages, as well as Indian English . Other languages: Changing of the guard Guard mounting ceremonies are held on Saturdays by
14061-630: The line" between the door of the church and the grave, or hearse if the deceased is to be buried elsewhere or cremated. Catholic chivalric orders , such as the Order of the Holy Sepulchre and the Sovereign Military Order of Malta , provide guards of honour for deceased knights and high-ranking officers during funerals. The practice of providing a guard of honour as a mark of respect also occurs in sports, especially throughout
14190-698: The mausoleum instead of by a live band. Every day at noon the guard of Prague Castle (seat of the President of the Czech Republic ) is changed. The Prague Castle Guard is the unit that provides the sentries for the ceremony. At Amalienborg Palace , the royal residence in Copenhagen , the Royal Guard, mounted by the Kongelige Livgarde , is on duty for 24 hours, and the relief takes place every day at noon. The parade starts off from
14319-465: The medium of inter-Commonwealth relations and the language forms part of the common culture of the Commonwealth . Commonwealth English refers to English as practised in the Commonwealth; the term is most often interchangeable with British English , but is also used to distinguish between British English and that in the rest of the Commonwealth. English in the Commonwealth is diverse, and many regions have developed their own local varieties of
14448-802: The memory of national heroes and the fallen of the Battle of Carabobo of 1821, (ii) at the Montana Barracks in Caracas in memory of the late Hugo Chávez ; and (iii) at the National Pantheon in Caracas in memory of Bolívar and other national heroes buried there. The brigade also performs public duties functions as required. Brigade personnel come from all branches of the National Bolivarian Armed Forces of Venezuela (NBAF) and public security services. The brigade
14577-408: The national ceremony commemorating the independence day of Indonesia conducted at Merdeka Palace on the 17 of August, guards of honour which line-up at the palace yard are part of the armed forces tri-services and police ad hoc Guard of Honour which consists of guardswomen and guardsmen from the Army , Navy , Air Force , and Indonesian National Police . During this occasion, Honour guardsmen from
14706-424: The officers of each unit. The ceremony ends with the band, drums and bugles marching off with the old guard. The ceremony is an important tourist attraction that takes place in the Plaza de la Constitución on alternate days at 10 a.m. However, when there are events in the Plaza de la Constitución, the ceremony is moved to the south façade of the Palacio de la Moneda to the Plaza de la Ciudadanía . The changing of
14835-435: The only regularly scheduled guard mountings in the country. Several non-military organizations also perform reenactments of past and historical guard mountings ceremonies in New Brunswick , and at Citadel Hill in Halifax . The changing of the guard ceremony is conducted every odd-numbered day, including Sundays, at La Moneda Palace in Santiago, Chile with the Carabineros de Chile 's Presidential Guard Group providing
14964-415: The president and the palace, is responsible for this ceremony. A ceremonial changing of the guard is held at the President of India 's official place of residence, the Rashtrapati Bhavan . The ceremony is generally held every Saturday at 08:00 am (Summer), 10:00 am (Winter). The old and new guard consists of a troop from the President's Body Guard and a company drawn from either one of the battalions from
15093-441: The president, as well as intervene when a crime takes place and or assist police officers in their duties, outside of the USGPN's ceremonial ones. Funeral honours, state visits, and military parades are some of the many ceremonies that the USGPN takes in. The Jamaica Regiment is primarily responsible for public duties in the capital of Kingston on behalf of the Jamaica Defence Force . The regiment's first battalion usually mounts
15222-424: The raising and lowering of it, as well as providing ceremonial guards at National Palace or Campo Marte during state visits to Mexico. There are also those selected from other organizations, such as historic societies, schools, sports centers, celebrities, etc., but these are for national holiday events within the country. Escolta de la bandera or Escolta de guerra or Escolta de honores or simply La escolta
15351-430: The rest of the year, and involves a military band from every service branch of the Italian Armed Forces and/or the State Police and other services (Vigili del Fuoco, Red Cross, and Prisons Police) only if the President is in the Palace . The incoming unit marches into the internal courtyard in front of the outgoing unit, which presents arms and later again with the new guard to the tune of Il Canto degli Italiani . Then
15480-407: The sentinels of the outgoing unit surrender their posts to the sentinels of the incoming unit, and then the incoming unit presents arms as the outgoing unit marches out with an NCO or Warrant officer leading the old and new guard sentinels. Similar protocols are followed every hour by the honour guards stationed at the gates of the seats of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate , at the tomb of
15609-413: The shako is worn. The Guard of Honour in Bangladesh is primarily conducted by the President Guard Regiment , which is a special unit of the Bangladesh Army . This elite unit is responsible for providing ceremonial guards for the President of Bangladesh and other high-level dignitaries. The PGR also plays a crucial role in the inauguration of new presidents, where they perform ceremonial duties such as
15738-839: The shared political and social institutions of Commonwealth countries. Caribbean English is influenced by the English-based Creole varieties spoken, but they are not one and the same. There is a great deal of variation in the way English is spoken, with a "Standard English" at one end of a bipolar linguistic continuum and Creole languages at the other. These dialects have roots in 17th-century British and Irish English , and African languages , plus localised influences from other colonial languages including French, Spanish, and Dutch; unlike most native varieties of English, West Indian dialects often tend to be syllable-timed rather than stress-timed . Second-language varieties of English in Africa and Asia have often undergone " indigenisation "; that is, each English-speaking community has developed (or
15867-422: The southern end of Tianamen Square, right exactly where the Gate of China once stood. The Beijing Garrison Honor Guard Battalion also performs this ceremony. At Xinhuamen the ceremonial changing of guards is performed by the People's Armed Police . Two members of the PAP Honour Guard Battalion, armed with ceremonial rifles, guard the gate. The ceremony occurs every 2 hours. Soldiers of the Ceremonial Unit of
15996-410: The square includes members of the Belarusian Republican Youth Union , the Border Guard Service Institute of Belarus , and students of general education schools and vocational schools of the city of Minsk. Post #1 was initiated on 3 July 1984, on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the liberation of Minsk. It consists of 26 students (17 boys and 9 girls) organized in the following way: the head of
16125-411: The tune " Saare Jahan Se Achcha " (Better than any nation). Compliments are paid by the New Guard which has assumed charge and the balance of the New Guard marches off along with the band playing "Amar Jawan" (Immortal Soldier), and the troopers march off following the new guard. On the occasions of the Festival of the Tricolour on January 7, the anniversary of the unification of Italy on March 17 and
16254-406: The two guard sentries, an additional two watchmen stand nearby to look out for their security. The Changing of the Guard takes place in front of the Istana Negara, Jalan Duta in Kuala Lumpur daily at 12 o'clock, with the 1st Battalion, Royal Malay Regiment of the Malaysian Army providing the guard alongside the Mounted Ceremonial Squadron of the Malaysian Royal Armoured Corps . Every month,
16383-421: The unit institutionally tasked to act as the Guard of Honour during a state visit is the Presidential Security Force (Paspampres) which takes place at the national palaces ( Merdeka Palace or Bogor Palace ) with the President of Indonesia and the visiting dignitary present to inspect the guards. The Paspampres is part of the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) tasked with protective security duties for
16512-424: The unknown soldier at the Altare della Patria , and at the gates of the Quirinal Palace . In these cases, a sub-officer leads the incoming unit in front of the standing guards, and leads the outgoing unit after they have surrendered their posts. Units forming for the regular mounting in various parts of Rome come from, aside from servicemen from the Carabineri, various units of the Italian Army, Navy, Air Force and
16641-430: Was initiated in 2003 when President Ferenc Mádl moved into the palace. The sentries come at noon in a team of six, although only two of them will actually take up the guard. A drummer and officer are also present. Another guard changing ceremony is held inside the Domed Hall of the Hungarian Parliament Building on Kossuth Square , where guards protect the Holy Crown of Hungary . At both ceremonies, an exhibition drill
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