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The Life Guards

The Life Guards are the senior regiment of the British Army. Just before the Restoration of King Charles II, a Royal Mounted Bodyguard was formed in Holland from eighty Royalists who had gone into exile with The King after the Battle of Worcester in 1651.They are photographed here on their way to be presented with new Standards by the Queen.

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Uploaded on January 4, 2017
Taken on May 28, 2014