Everything about The Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment totally explained
The
Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment is a ceremonial
cavalry regiment of the
British Army. It is classed as a regiment of
guards, and carries out mounted (and some dismounted) ceremonial duties on State and Royal occasions. These include the provision of the
Sovereign's Escort, most commonly seen at the present Queen's Birthday Parade (
Trooping the Colour) in June each year. Other occasions include those during
state visits by visiting Heads of State, or whenever required by the British monarch. The regiment also mounts the
Queen's Life Guard at
Horse Guards.
A further duty is a Staircase Party inside
Buckingham Palace when either the Queen or the
Prince of Wales award honours such as
MBE,
KBE,
Victoria Cross.
It consists of one
squadron from each regiment of the
Household Cavalry, the
Life Guards and the
Blues and Royals, plus a Headquarters Squadron, and the Household Cavalry Training Wing. This has been based (in various forms) at
Hyde Park Barracks,
Knightsbridge, since 1795. This is three-quarters of a mile from
Buckingham Palace, close enough for the officers and men of the Household Cavalry to be available to respond speedily to any emergency at the Palace.
The Household Cavalry Musical Ride has been performed at agricultural shows,
military tattoos since the 1880’s. The display is often accompanied by the Mounted Band of the
Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons). The Musical Ride demonstrates the skills that were required by cavalry in times of war. The display was a firm favourite at the
Royal Tournament where it was first performed in
1882, the Musical Ride was performed at the last
Royal Tournament in
1999.
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