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Godwin was the first female officer to commission into The Life Guards, joining in 2020. [1] [3] Women were first permitted to join the regiment in 2017.[4]As an officer, she commanded vehicles patrolling across Dartmoor and led her platoon on exercises in Gibraltar. [1]
The King's Guard is the name given to the contingent of infantry responsible for guarding Buckingham Palace and St James's Palace (including Clarence House) in London.The guard is made up of a company of soldiers from a single regiment, which is split in two, providing a detachment for Buckingham Palace and a detachment for St James's Palace.
Name of royal: Branch of service: Rank whilst active: Years of service: Current rank worn: Wartime service: Unit: Military training and qualifications: Medals: Appointments and other roles: Prince Edward, Duke of Kent as Colonel of the Scots Guards (2013) British Army Lieutenant-Colonel: 1955–1976 (Ret'd) [1] Field Marshal and Air Chief ...
History is filled with pioneering women who have been met with adversity for taking on traditional male roles. Unfortunately, Moira Cameron, Britain's first female Beefeater (the ceremonial guards ...
Carin or Karin (Catharina) Du Rietz (1766–1788) was a Swedish woman who became a soldier at the Royal guard in the guise of a man. She was the first woman in the Swedish royal guard. Her story was a well known and discussed event in her time, and later regarded to exemplify the vivacious Gustavian age.
A royal guard or the palace guard, is a group of military bodyguards, soldiers or armed retainers responsible for the protection of a royal family member, such as a king or queen, or prince or princess.
The Life Guards and the Blues and Royals, locked in a rivalry stretching back to the Restoration of King Charles II in 1660, each put forward six challengers to compete for eight places at the ...
British Empire portal; United Kingdom portal; This category is meant for both individual appointments and collective bodies, such as guard corps, that are part of the civilian, military or ecclesiastical household of the British monarchy, including those specific to either England or Scotland, both professional and occasional.