Guard mounting
Formal military ceremony
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Guard mounting, changing the guard, or the changing of the guard, is a formal ceremony in which sentries performing ceremonial guard duties at important institutions are relieved by a new batch of sentries. The ceremonies are often elaborate and precisely choreographed. They originated with peacetime and battlefield military drills introduced to enhance unit cohesion and effectiveness in the late 17th and early 18th centuries.
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King Charles to mark first birthday as monarch with special ceremoniesKing Charles will have his first birthday as monarch marked with a Changing of the Guard honour and special gun salutes.Sky News - Published |
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