Temperatures in the UK are expected to reach over 100 degrees Fahrenheit on Tuesday. Amid the heatwave, the Queen's Guard has been seen carrying out duties in their traditional uniform. The UK Met ...

Soldiers are allowed to yell, “make way for the queen’s guards,” in case there are tourists in front of them. If people do not heed or understand the order, they are allowed to push people .

The Queen 's Foot Guards are among the most recognisable in the British Army. But why do they wear their hats as they do, leaving their chinstraps beneath their lips rather than their chins?

This Monday 11 July, the House of Commons will debate a petition relating to the use of real bearskin hats by the Queen's Guards. Martyn Day MP, a member of the Petitions Committee, has been asked ...

Ask someone you know for iconic images of London, and one of the first things they'll likely mention is the Queen's Guard (now King's Guard). You know the ones — silent and unsmiling. Stationed ...

The significance of Queen Camilla’s hat at King’s first Trooping the Colour. Maanya Sachdeva. Sat, June 17, ... She was appointed Colonel of the Grenadier Guards last December, ...

The Queen's guards remained on duty at Buckingham Palace as temperatures in the UK reached highs of 102 degrees Fahrenheit on Tuesday.

The guards' hats stand approximately 18 inches tall and weigh around 1.5 pounds. They are made from Canadian black bears fur and it's reported that it takes one bear pelt to make one hat, which ...

Between 2014 and 2019, the MOD bought 891 hats for the (then) Queen's Guards. According to PETA, up to 1,000 bears could have died in the process of making them. In 2020, the MOD told PETA that ...

These guards have been part of history for over 360 years, and so has their distinct ceremonial uniforms. The guards' hats stand approximately 18 inches tall and weigh around 1.5 pounds.

The Queen's Foot Guards come from several regiments in the British Army and can be recognised by their famous red uniforms and large black bearskin hats. They can often be spotted performing their ...