Articles tagged ‘Horse Guards Parade’
New London museum
By Chris | July 9th, 2007 |
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A new museum has opened to the public in central London today. The Household Cavalry Museum, formerly in Windsor, has been relocated to Horse Guards Parade between Whitehall and St James’s Park and is described as ‘a living museum about real people doing a real job in a real place’ as this is where the [...]
Trooping the Colour
By Chris | June 13th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
This Saturday 16 June the Trooping the Colour ceremony to officially celebrate the Queen’s birthday takes place on London’s Horse Guards Parade. Its one of the biggest annual display’s of military pageantry with massed ranks of infantry, cavalry and military bands, all in their ceremonial uniforms.
Horse Guards Parade is the large parade ground at the [...]
Household Cavalry Pageant 2007
By Chris | June 7th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Next Tuesday 12 June the first ever Household Cavalry Pageant will take place on Horse Guards Parade, a historical and ceremonial display by the two regiments of the Household Cavalry, the Life Guards and the Blues and Royals, to mark the opening of the Household Cavalry Museum by The Queen and to raise money for [...]
On the London Da Vinci Code trail
By Chris | January 11th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Eurostar is crediting the popularity of the book and movie, The Da Vinci Code, with helping to push its profits way up last year. I haven’t read or seen it but apparently lots of the story takes place in London and Paris and fans have been making trips between both to trace the trail of [...]
London top attractions - Changing of the Guard
By Chris | October 19th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Anybody interested in seeing a little bit of British military ceremonial during a visit should go along to Horse Guards Parade as every morning at 11am(sun 10am) there is a changing of the guard by the Queens Life Guard from the Household Cavalry.
London Bali bombing memorial
By Chris | October 15th, 2006 | 3 Comments »
I went and had a look yesterday at the British memorial to the victims of the 2002 Bali bombings that was unveiled by Prince Charles a couple of days before.
