Throwback Thursday: A Glimpse into History - The Welsh Guards of 1915. This week, we're taking a remarkable journey back in time to 1915, to the dawn of the 1st Battalion Welsh Guards. We're proud to showcase a captivating recruitment video from an era that feels worlds away yet resonates so closely with our spirit today. Picture this: the newly formed 1st Battalion, immersed in rigorous training and camaraderie, set against the backdrop of the exotic White City Exhibition Grounds. From the disc

Throwback Thursday | Trooping the Colour, 1920. A remarkable glimpse into history — Trooping the Colour in 1920. It’s easy to watch footage like this and admire the ceremony, the discipline and the pageantry… but what makes it truly humbling is remembering the context. Many — if not most — of the men seen here would have been veterans of the Great War, which had ended only two years earlier in 1918. Soldiers who had faced the mud, smoke and unimaginable hardship of the Western Front, now standin

Throwback Thursday This week we’re going back to 1961 with a clip from The Queen’s Guard — a classic film that tells the story of a young officer navigating duty, family, and tradition. What makes it a real gem for us is the footage: over 50 years ago, cameras captured life at Wellington Barracks and the Household Division in a way rarely seen on screen. It’s a fascinating glimpse into the past — uniforms, drill, and barracks life that still feel familiar today, yet remind us how much has change

Band of the Welsh Guards playing El Cumbanchero during Captain’s Inspection (May 1, 2025) #BandOfTheWelshGuards #MilitaryBand #BritishArmyMusic #buckinghampalace #elcumbanchero #london | Donna Sharene

Welsh Guards Inspection 2023

319K views · 3.3K reactions | Different buttons. Different plumes. Different traditions. But one standard, one purpose, and one family. The Foot Guards might look similar at first glance, but every regiment brings its own history, customs and identity to the parade square — from the precision of the Grenadier Guards, the quiet professionalism of the Coldstream Guards, the pride of the Scots Guards, the spirit of the Irish Guards, to the legacy and grit of the Welsh Guards. Different — but all of