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Share this article via facebook Share this article via twitter Share this article via messenger Share this with Share this article via email Share this article via flipboard Copy link. Share this article via comment Share this article via facebook Share this article via twitter. More Stories. Today's Best Discounts. Get us in your feed Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter. As each new sentry is posted, a Corporal distributes any special orders, previously collected from the Palace by the Captain of the Guard.

During these procedures the Regimental Band, originally accompanying the New Guard, moves to the centre of the forecourt, forms a semi circle and perform a programme of music. Pipers who occasionally accompany the Old Guard, on the march from St. James's Palace, also provide music at this point in the ceremony. The original sentries, having been replaced by sentries from the New Guard, including those still on duty at St.

James's Palace, return to complete the Old Guard. The duty bugler informs the Director of Music that the handover is complete. The band then reforms in front of the centre gates. Having left the Palace, the Old Guard 'breaks into quick time' and continues its march back to Wellington Barracks.

Those responsible for guarding St. James's Palace. A sentry will come to attention, every 10 minutes, slope arms and march across their post, normally about 20 paces in total, having repeated this four-five times the guard halts, shoulders arms and returns to standing at ease. Sentries are not permitted to stand easy whilst at their post, indeed it is in the orders for the sentry that are read out to them at the beginning of their 'tour of duty', "you may not eat, sleep, smoke, stand easy, sit or lie down during your tour of duty".

The first way they do this is by coming to attention, as the crash of a studded ammo boot striking concrete, is a good way to grab attention, and this is usually accompanied by a shout of ' Stand back from the guard ' or something similar.

Should the nuisance persists the sentry repeats the above and moves his weapon to the slope with a similar shout. The final warning is to issue an official challenge to the person. The sentry will slope arms and then move the weapon into a position called 'port arms' where the weapon points at the person. This is considered the final warning and the next step would be for the sentry to either detain the person or seek assistance.

If there is a threat from arms or other weapon, the sentry can seek, or in some cases already have, permission to discharge their weapon to stop the assailant. Not recommended, Buckingham Palace is in the congestion charge zone. Parking is difficult to find and expensive. The Visitor Oyster Card is the cheapest and most flexible way to travel around London. The London Travelcard gives you access to unlimited travel on London Underground trains, buses, Docklands Light Railway, trams and overland trains within London.

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