Today the 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards took place in the Order of the Garter Procession. Street lining the route through Windsor Castle to St Georges Chapel. In medieval times, King Edward III was so inspired by the tales of King Arthur and the chivalry of the Knights of the Round Table that he set up his own group of honourable knights, called the Order of the Garter founded in 1348. Nearly 700 years later, the Order is the oldest and most senior Order of Chivalry in Britain. Today, the Orde

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In 2020 The Chapel Royal of St Peter ad Vincula inside The Tower of London celebrates the 500th year of its completion. The Guards have a long history guarding The Tower and are here today to help the chapel celebrate huge its milestone. There was a chapel on this site before the Norman conquest, repaired by Henry III from the year 1420 onwards. In 1286 Henry's son Edward I had the old chapel demolished and built a new one which survived until it was largely destroyed by fire in 1512. In 1519 wo

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The Coldstream Guards have a busy period ahead of them. With the upcoming Queen's Birthday Parade, and various training and deployments around the world, the regiment are inspected ahead of their preparations for Trooping the Colour. | British Army