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Horse Guards is a historic building in the City of Westminster, London, between Whitehall and Horse Guards Parade. It was built in the mid-18th century, replacing an earlier building, as a barracks and stables for the Household Cavalry .
Mar 6, 2014 · The ceremony lasts 30 minutes and the mounted sentries change each hour or every half hour in cold weather. At four o’clock the Dismounting Ceremony takes place within the courtyard of the Horse Guards building. The men are inspected and the horses are taken to the stables for the night.
With its splendid setting on Horse Guards Parade in the very heart of ceremonial London, the museum not only celebrates the history and work of HM The King’s bodyguard, the Household Cavalry, the highest rank in the British Army, but also offers itself as a wonderful and unique setting for a private use. Find out more.
Horse Guards, dating from 1750, is still the headquarters of the Household Division, where the Household Cavalry has changed the King's Life Guard in a daily ceremony that has remained broadly unchanged for over 350 years.
The Household Cavalry ( HCAV) is a corps of the Household Division, made up of the two most senior regiments of the British Army; The Life Guards and The Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons). They have taken part in every major conflict since 1660.
THE OLD HORSE GUARDS BUILDING SECURITY, SENTRIES AND A ROYAL PRIVILEGE. After his restoration in May 1660, Charles II needing a trusted military guard, created the original Household Cavalry and the Grenadier and Coldstream Guards.
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Horse Guards Arch, Whitehall. The Queen's Household Cavalry is the mounted guard at the entrance to Horse Guards Arch, which is located east of St James's Park. It is the official main entrance to both St James's Palace and Buckingham Palace.
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