Twilight zone changing of the guard7/14/2023 James’s Palace contingent, of the Old Guard, leaves St. James.ġ0.45 am: The mounted Guard (Household Cavalry) rides past Buckingham Palace on their way to Horse Guards.ġ0.57 am: The new Guard leave Wellington barracks for Buckingham Palace.ġ1:00 am: Official start time for the Changing of the Guard Ceremony at Buckingham Palace.ġ1:10 am: The new guards leave Buckingham Palace for the Palace of St James’s.ġ1:25 am: St. The Royal Guard from the Palace of St James is not always accompanied by a musical band, but when there is a musical band, you will be able to hear it very clearly from Marlborough Road when the procession starts heading towards Buckingham Palace.ġ0.43 am: St James’s Palace detachment of the Old Guard steps off for Buckingham Palace. They are accompanied by a military band that starts playing a selection of music. At Wellington Barracks, the new Guard forms up in the square of the barracks for inspection. So some days, you’ll find that people are waiting even if the Changing of the Guard is not scheduled to take place.ġ0.30 am: The new Guard of both detachments (Wellington Barracks and Palace of St James) gets ready. Top tip: Many people think that the Changing of the Guard ceremony is held every day at Buckingham Palace, but this is not the case. We advise you to check the dates of the changing of the Guard a few days before you travel to London. The Changing of the Guard in London is held on specific days of the month, and the exact dates are normally confirmed a month in advance. Horse Guards Route and detailed schedule of the Changing of the Guards in London So when we talk about the Changing of the Guard, we have to cover the following four key places:Ĥ. An officer will inspect the incoming Royal Guard, and after a long day of guarding the King´s Palace, the horses are taken to the stables to rest. The mounted Guard that have been guarding Horse Guards from 11am is then relieved from duty at 4pm, by guards on foot. This is known as the four o’ clock parade. This means that we will see mounted guards passing by Buckingham Palace twice – first at 10.45am, when the new mounted guard pass by towards Horse Guards, and then at 11.37am when the old mounted Guard go back towards Buckingham Palace.Īt 4 pm every day there is a dismounting ceremony at Horse Guards. mounted guards at Horse Guards, and these guards also switch over at 11 am. There a Horse Guards is the official entrance to Buckingham Palace and St James’s Palace. James’s and Whitehall, the road that takes us from Trafalgar Square to Big Ben and Westminster Abbey. Horse Guards is situated between the beautiful park of St. So, the ceremony of the changing of the Guard in London can be seen from these two places: Wellington Barrack (at Buckingham Palace) and St James’s Palace. St James’s Palace is located just 5 minutes’ walk from Buckingham Palace. The King´s Guard is responsible for securing two palaces in central London: Buckingham Palace and St James’s Palace. The first episode in the series: SHADOW and SUBSTANCE: Twilight Zone Episodes “Nick of Time” and “Nightmare at 20,000 Feet” - Ep.8 Visit Buckingham Palace What is the Changing of the Guard in London? Join Ben as he enters into a realm of shadow and substance. And then there’s the movie that’s NOT a Twilight Zone episode, but might as well be. ONE of them gave Ben a lump in his throat. TWO of them are some of the best Twilight Zone episodes ever. These episodes were chosen because of their Christmas connections and because Ben found the Rod Serling movie, A CAROL FOR ANOTHER CHRISTMAS, watched it, enjoyed it, and wanted to talk about it! But he ALSO watched the other three classic Christmas episodes. We continue our series about THE TWILIGHT ZONE (which only has two episodes, but that’s actually not too shabby) by covering three Christmas themed episodes of the show (“The Night of the Meek”, “Five Characters in Search of an Exit”, and “The Changing of the Guard”), plus A CAROL FOR ANOTHER CHRISTMAS ( Rod Serling’s riff on A CHRISTMAS CAROL that the team learned about in our Christmas carol episode last week).
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