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English: Major General James Bowder, General Officer Commanding the Household Division, undertakes the annual inspection of the Foot Guards and Bands of the Household Division |
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Camera manufacturer | Canon |
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Camera model | Canon EOS R5 C |
Author | Sergeant Rob Kane |
Exposure time | 1/800 sec (0.00125) |
F-number | f/3.5 |
ISO speed rating | 100 |
Date and time of data generation | 09:49, 7 March 2024 |
Lens focal length | 50 mm |
Short title | APOLOND-OFFICIAL-20240307-018-024 |
Credit/Provider | Sergeant Rob Kane |
Source | British Army |
Image title | General Officer Commanding London District, Major General James Bowder inspects the Pipes Platoon of the Irish Guards. Since the clocks changed in October, the Foot Guards and Bands of the Household Division have braved the Winter chill on guard in their cosy Atholl grey Great Coats. Today they were on parade at Wellington Barracks in their iconic scarlet tunics for the first time, and suddenly it felt like Summer was round the corner! It was just a temporary splash of colour, however, the frosts arenÕt done yet! The occasion was their annual inspection by the General Officer Commanding the Household Division, Major General James Bowder. The Major General requires the assurance that his ceremonial troops consistently meet the exacting standards necessary for the demands of their unique role as KingÕs Guards, and the additional requirements of the coming year. From KingÕs Guard duties to State Visits and defence diplomatic engagements, from the State Opening of Parliament, to The KingÕs Birthday Parade, their ceremonial summer uniforms, bearing, standard of drill and weapons handling must be immaculate. Looking good isnÕt enough. Soldiers and officers were also quizzed on their military history! Number 9 Company Irish Guards and The Band of the Irish Guards were first to be inspected, closely followed by Number 12 Company Irish Guards with their Irish Wolfhound Mascot, Turlough Mor (Seamus), the Drums and Pipes. The three year old Mascot was wearing the new coat tailored for him for the Coronation and was proudly wearing his Coronation medal. Next under the spotlight was Number 7 Company Coldstream Guards and the Band of the Coldstream Guards. F Company Scots Guards were inspected with their regimental band and finally it was the turn of Nijmegen Company Grenadier Guards. The inspection parade is the culmination of weeks of hard work by the military tailors, ordinary soldiers who will have passed their apprenticeships to become tailors equal to the finest in London. They will have had to alter every uniform to a perfect fit, remount medals, add badges of rank, sew on buttons and regimental symbols with acute accuracy. Guardsmen will have been waxing and bulling (polishing) their boots for weeks to build up that impressive parade gloss shine. Even the sole of the boot is inspected and expected to be clinically clean, the metal studs gleaming. Bearskins will have been groomed and cleaned, curb chains, buttons and belt buckles polished so the brass has a silver sheen, white belts will have been whitened so they glow. ItÕs this exceptional attention to detail and discipline that separates the Guards from the rest of the infantry. A discipline which translates into exceptional ability on the battlefield where attention to detail and maintenance of personal equipment can mean the difference between life and death. The Public Duties Companies match their ceremonial excellence with operational capability throughout the year. As well as delivering faultless ceremonial support to public duties and defence diplomacy in London and Windsor, the soldiers regularly deploy teams to the Falkland Islands, Kenya, Jamaica and Belize improving their operational infantry skills in challenging terrain. Passing the Major GeneralÕs inspection is expected but not guaranteed: the bar is set phenomenally high! But every company has practised and prepared for today, and success is assured. They can look forward to what promises to be a spectacular summer, but for now, the scarlet tunics will be carefully packed away in readiness until the clocks change. As the March winds blew icy gusts, everyone was glad to be back in Greatcoats again! You will be able to see all the Household Division Bands and the Public Duties Companies parading in their scarlet tunics when they step out in support of Number 9 Company Irish Guards who will troop their Colour on The KingÕs Birthday Parade in June. |
Headline | Summer is assured, as the Foot Guards pass their annual ceremonial inspection |
Copyright holder | © MoD Crown Copyright 2024 |
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Software used | Adobe Photoshop Camera Raw 16.2 (Macintosh) |
File change date and time | 21:10, 7 March 2024 |
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Date and time of digitizing | 09:49, 7 March 2024 |
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Maximum land aperture | 3 APEX (f/2.83) |
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IIM version | 3 |
Province or state shown | London |
Country shown | United Kingdom |
Code for country shown | GBR |
Supplemental categories | TEST-OFFICIAL-20221125-001 |
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Writer | Susan Coulthard |
Special instructions | Picture desk: amcpicdesk@gmail.com Video desk: amcviddesk@gmail.com |
Original transmission location code | OFFICIAL |
Sublocation of city shown | Wellington Barracks |
Serial number of camera | 653499300031 |
Lens used | RF24-70mm F2.8 L IS USM |
Date metadata was last modified | 21:10, 7 March 2024 |
Rating (out of 5) | 0 |
Unique ID of original document | 975264BBD0AEA1C940FDB3AB4A445CAD |
Copyright status | Copyrighted |
Contact information | amcpicdesk@gmail.com
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