HM Lord-Lieutenant of Bedfordshire took her seven Cadets on a trip to London on Monday, May 30, to the Guards Museum at Birdcage Walk.
The Cadets were given a tour of Wellington Barracks where they saw King’s Troop, Royal Horse Artillery cleaning their field guns and tending to their horses in preparation for the Royal Salute they will fire in Hyde Park after they take part in the forthcoming ceremony of Trooping the Colour which marks the start of Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee weekend festivities.
They also witnessed the first part of the ceremony of Changing the Guard at Buckingham Palace. A world-famous ceremony which is unchanged since 1837! They saw the Royal Gurkha Logistic Regiment getting on parade and being inspected before they marched away to Buckingham Palace behind their regimental Band, Pipes and Drums which was truly stirring.
They then had a tour of the museum as well as tour of The Guards Chapel. The museum tour was paused while they popped outside to see the Coldstream Guards march back into barracks having finished their duty guarding the palaces.
What could be more quintessentially British than scarlet tunics and bearskin caps on a summer’s day in London?
Photo opportunities were grabbed to record a memorable day after which they tucked into a sandwich lunch in the Director’s office.
The visit was kindly hosted by the Director of the Guards Museum, Andrew Wallis MBE DL, who is also the Honorary Colonel for Beds & Herts ACF. The Lord-Lieutenant’s Cadets are:
Cadet Corporal Benjamin Cornforth – Bedfordshire Sea Cadets
Cadet Sergeant Matthew Brewer – Bedford Modern Combined Cadet Force
Cadet Sergeant Major Chloe Bezer – Beds & Herts ACF
Cadet Warrant Officer Toby Shortman – Beds & Cambs ATC
Leading Cadet Cameron Moore – St John Ambulance
Drill Cadet Lukas Wescott – Bedfordshire Police
Cadet Crew Manager Keown Seldon – Bedfordshire Fire & Rescue Service
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