THE QUEEN’S COLOUR SQUADRON – PUBLIC DUTIES IN JULY 2015 - UPDATED
TQCS will conduct London Public Duties from 4-13 Jul 15 with 24-hr mounts on 4, 6, 8, 9, 10 and 12 Jul. Prior to the mount on 8 Jul, TQCS will provide a Guard of Honour on Horse Guards Parade for the visiting Malaysian Chief of the Defence Staff.
On 9 Jul, the Sqn, accompanied by the RAF Central Band and Band of the RAF Regt, will make history by being the first non-Foot Guards Regiment to complete a Changing of the Guard Ceremony on the forecourt of Buckingham Palace (a ‘Double Mount, whereby QCS hands over to itself’). Prior to the ceremony, the St James’s Palace Detachment will march to Buckingham Palace with The Queen’s Body Guard of the Yeoman of the Guard, on their way to its inspection by HM The Queen.
On 10 Jul, the Sqn will again mount and dismount and perform a feu de joie on Buckingham Palace forecourt as part of the commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain (BoB). HM The Queen will watch a flypast by the BoB Memorial Flight and the BoB Squadron Standards will be paraded in addition to the Mounting of the Guard Ceremony.
The mounts at Buckingham Palace on 9 and 10 Jul will take place between 11:00 and 12:00, with the main activities starting at 11:20 and the Flypast at 11:45 (the latter subject to weather conditions etc).
Further information is available on the RAF website at -
The Queen to mark Battle of Britain 75th anniversary. [CPeN 366]