Traditional ceremonies in the United Kingdom

The Coldstream Guards wear a red plume on the right side of their caps, with a Garter Star collar badge, and wear their buttons in twos.

Yeoman warder, also known as Beefeater,&nbsp;the official guardian of the Tower of London.

&nbsp;&nbsp;Trooping the Colour, traditional observance of the British monarch’s official birthday with a military ceremony and parade in London. (Queen's Birthday Parade). Trooping the Colour&nbsp;is a ceremony performed by&nbsp;regiments of the&nbsp;British Army. This impressive display of pageantry takes place on a Saturday in June by Queen's personal troops, the Household Division. The&nbsp;streets are lined with crowds waving flags as the parade moves from Buckingham Palace, alongside Members of the Royal Family on horseback and in&nbsp;carriages. For years, she did this on horseback, but since 1987, she has attended in a carriage. &nbsp;&nbsp;During the ceremony, The Queen is greeted by a Royal salute and inspects her troops, and then the massed royal military bands perform the main musical program. The Foot Guards and the Household Cavalry then march past the sovereign, followed by the King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery. The monarch then rides at the head of the household guards in a parade up the Mall to&nbsp;Buckingham<a href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/Buckingham-Palace"> </a>Palace. There the&nbsp;sovereign accepts a salute from a dais before retiring to the palace balcony with the royal family to watch a flyover by the&nbsp;Royal Air Force. &nbsp;&nbsp;Invitees typically include descendants of the Queen, her sister and her cousins, plus their spouses.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The tradition dates all the way back to King George II, who in 1748 combined the annual summer military march with his birthday celebration. Ever since, the monarch has had the option of having an official birthday in the summertime. The ceremony is broadcast live by the&nbsp;BBC&nbsp;within the UK and is also shown in&nbsp;Germany,&nbsp;Austria and&nbsp;Belguim.

Sovereign's entry into the City of London

You can find full videos of this ceremony online which happened recently in 2022.

The Queen's Birthday Parade 2020 Highlights | "God Save The Queen" & "British Grenadiers"

The Scots Guards have no plumes, their collar badge is a Thistle, and they wear their tunic buttons in threes.

Parchment

Changing the Guard at Buckingham Palace is the procedure by which the Old Guard at the palace switches duty with the New Guard. THE NEW GUARD’S ARRIVAL AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE The New Guard will march in to the courtyard of Buckingham Palace, halt (stop), turn to face the New Guard and then slow march into position. At this point the Old and New Guard present, or display weapons to their mutual respect for each other. PASSING ON THE RESPONSIBILITY Next, the two Captains march forward and meet in the centre of the forecourt where they will touch left hands, at which point the Captain of the Old Guard has, symbolically, handed over the responsibility for the safety of the Palace to the Captain of the New Guard. Once this has been done officers from the Old and New Guard make their way to the Guard Room where the ammunition ( döyüş sürsatı ) is handed over to the New Guard and discuss Royal movements that are due to take place over the next 24 hours. Whilst all this is going on, in order to keep visitors entertained, the band forms a circle in the centre of the Buckingham Palace forecourt and plays a selection of music.

Changing the Guard at Horse Guards Parade

Changing of the Guard Resumes for First Time

Changing the guard. It is one of the popular royal pageantry. It takes place at Buckingham Palace every day, including Sunday at 11:30. The troops who take part are selected from the 5 regiments of Foot Guard. In some militaries,&nbsp;foot guards&nbsp;are senior infantry regiments. Foot guards are commonly responsible for guarding royal families or other state leaders, and they also often perform ceremonial duties accordingly, but at the same time are combat soldiers.

The Irish Guards have blue plumes, worn on the right side of their bearskins, their collar badge consists of a Shamrock, and their tunic buttons are in fours.

The Grenadier Guards have a white plume, worn on the left side of their hats, their collar badge is a Grenade and their tunic buttons consist of a single line.

Half tone yellow

Traditional Ceremonies in London

The Welsh Guards have a green and white plume, worn on the right side of their caps, they have a Leek on their collar badges and their tunic buttons are arranged in fives.

The ancient custom of the Ceremony of The Keys, which involves the formal locking of the gates of the Tower of London, has been carried out continuously every night, without fail, for more than 600 years since 1340.