Royal Navy sailors have performed the Changing of the Guard outside Buckingham Palace

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  1. CL1

    CL1 116th LAA and 92nd (Loyals) LAA,Royal Artillery

    Royal Navy sailors have performed the Changing of the Guard outside Buckingham Palace for the first time in the ceremony's 357-year history.

    Sailors perform Changing the Guard
     
    Last edited: Nov 26, 2017
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  2. Hugh MacLean

    Hugh MacLean Senior Member

    Proud to be ex-RN. They did a great job. BZ.

    Hugh
     
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  3. Drew5233

    Drew5233 #FuturePilot 1940 Obsessive

    Is there a specific reason why the RN has never done it? I would have thought they would have had first dibs being the 'senior service'.
     
  4. Hugh MacLean

    Hugh MacLean Senior Member

    Not sure Drew - probably due to that word tradition. The duty traditionally falls to one of the five Foot Guards Regiments from the Army's Household Division. The Navy will take over from the Coldstream Guards. 2017 is the year of the Navy.

    Regards
    Hugh
     
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  5. Drew5233

    Drew5233 #FuturePilot 1940 Obsessive

    Odd one, haven't the RAF been doing it for a few years now along with other army regiments like RHA, RA ?
     
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  6. Hugh MacLean

    Hugh MacLean Senior Member

    The Royal Marines have done it four times I think and also the RAF regiment have done it. Maybe everybody will get a shot at it from now on.

    Regards
    Hugh
     
  7. timuk

    timuk Well-Known Member

    The RAF have done it several times but I believe it was always the RAF Regiment. Likewise the Royal Marines have also mounted the Guard in the past.
    Tim
     
  8. Owen

    Owen -- --- -.. MOD

    Australians have done it a few times.

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/814684.stm
    Buckingham Palace rang to the brass band sounds of Waltzing Matilda on Saturday, as women took up sentry duty for the first time in history.
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    HAC in 1938


     
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  10. SDP

    SDP Incurable Cometoholic

    What about the Royal Tank Regiment: 100th Anniversary of Cambrai and all that?
     
  11. minden1759

    minden1759 Senior Member

    I suspect that with so little money for fuel and spares, the Navy need to give their people something to do.

    F
     
  12. Rav4

    Rav4 Senior Member

    Happy to read that the headline referred to Royal Navy Sailors and not Navy soldiers as some of out TV outlets do here in Vancouver sometimes. Once saw mention of army petty officers.
     

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