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Video: The Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace

Filed in: celebrity by admin on 01-30-09

Learn about the “purpose, history and significance of Changing the Guard” at Buckingham Palace.

This ceremony is one of the most popular regular attractions for anyone coming to visit London, and specifically Buckingham Palace. The guards who guard Queen Elizabeth are some of the best soldiers in the British Army. These soldiers are members of the Household Division, a tradition that goes back to Henry VII (1485-1509).

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