Ceremonial Duties

As a Foot Guards Regiment in the Household Division, the Welsh Guards are proud to provide the guard for Her Majesty the Queen at her royal residences. When carrying out these duties the Battalion is based in Wellington Barracks in central London. This is where the Battalion is currently based, until we move to 19 Brigade in Aldershot in August 2008.

During this period the Battalion provides the Guards at St James's and Buckingham Palaces, Windsor Castle and the Tower of London. Other ceremonial tasks and parades consist of Trooping the Colour and Guards of Honour for visiting heads of state. Those on parade wear the famous red tunic and bearskin whilst carrying these duties.

The Battalion will not be restricted to just ceremonial duties for this two year period, as the duties are shared between at least 2 other units allocated to ceremonial duties. In order to keep the Battalion fit and current on their military skills, it is normal for the Battalion to deploy on overseas exercises and operational tours whilst posted to London, the Battalion returned from a 6 month Operational tour in the Balkans in March 2007, and spent 6 weeks on exercise in Belize during November and December 2007.