The Household Division

Seven British Army Regiments serving His Majesty

London for Ceremonial

Changing the Guard

Dates:King's Guard - Monday, Wednesday, Friday

Windsor Castle Guard - Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday Time:11am Where:Buckingham Palace, St James's Palace, Windsor Castle

Update: Weather warning week beginning 22nd June 2026:

Due to the forecasted excessive temperatures expected this week across the country the daily Ceremonial Operations will be slightly changed to take the hot weather into account.

We take the wellbeing of our soldiers and military working horses very seriously and like the rest of the country are aware of the forecasted excessive temperatures expected this week including a RED alert towards the middle of the week. The Met Office and other Government agencies have issued detailed advice and recommend a reduction in travel and activities outside. To support this effort, and reduce risks to military personnel and horses as well as, importantly, to the public, who usually gather in large numbers to watch these events, this week will see some changes. There will be no ceremonial guard changes in Windsor and London on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. The King’s Life Guard (the mounted troops at Horse Guards) will change without ceremony at 0800 on Wednesday and Friday to avoid heat stress to horses.

While soldiers are on Guard, the public may notice that they have been moved to shaded positions and are changed more frequently. This is normal practice in hot weather.

We understand this is a busy time of year for visitors to watch the Ceremonial Operations at each of the various locations. Whilst it may be disappointing not to experience the Ceremonial Operations in full, it is important the wellbeing of the public, our soldiers and military working horses is maintained at all times.

June 2026

WINDSOR CASTLE

Date	Unit	Type	Time	Musical Support
Mon 1^st June	F Company Scots Guards	Captain’s Inspection	15:00	NO MUSIC
Tue 2^nd June	1^st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery	Guard Change	11:00	Band of the Coldstream Guards
Wed 3^rd June	1^st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery	Captain’s Inspection	15:00	NO MUSIC
Fri 5^th June	F Company Scots Guards	Captain’s Inspection	15:00	NO MUSIC
Sat 6^th June	1^st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery	Guard Change	11:00	Pipes of Number 12 Company Irish Guards
Mon 8^th June	1^st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery	Captain’s Inspection	15:00	NO MUSIC
Tue 9^th June	Number 12 Company Irish Guards	Guard Change	11:00	Band of the Welsh Guards
Wed 10^th June	Number 12 Company Irish Guards	Captain’s Inspection	15:00	NO MUSIC
Thu 11^th June	1^st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery	Guard Change	11:00	Band of the Grenadier Guards
Fri 12^th June	1^st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery	Captain’s Inspection	15:00	NO MUSIC
Sat 13^th June	F Company Scots Guards	Guard Change	11:00	Pipes of Number 12 Company Irish Guards
Tue 16^th June	1^st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery	Guard Change	11:00	Band of the Irish Guards
Wed 17^th June	Number 9 Company Irish Guards	Guard Change	11:00	Band of the Household Cavalry
Thu 18^th June	1^st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery	Guard Change	11:00	Band of the Household Cavalry
Fri 19^th June	Number 9 Company Irish Guards	Guard Change	11:00	Band of the Grenadier Guards
Sat 20^th June	1^st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery	Guard Change	11:00	Band of the Household Cavalry
Mon 22^nd June	1^st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery	Captain’s Inspection	15:00	NO MUSIC
Sat 27^th June	1^st Battalion Grenadier Guards	Guard Change	11:00	Corps of Drums of the 1^st Battalion Grenadier Guards
Mon 29^th June	1^st Battalion Grenadier Guards	Captain’s Inspection	15:00	NO MUSIC
Tue 30^th June	1^st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery	Guard Change	11:00	Corps of Drums of the 1^st Battalion Grenadier Guards

BUCKINGHAM PALACE

Date	Unit	Type	Time	Musical Support
Mon 1^st June	Number 12 Company Irish Guards	Guard Change	11:00	Band of the Welsh Guards
Tue 2^nd June	Number 12 Company Irish Guards	Captain’s Inspection	15:00	Band of the Scots Guards
Wed 3^rd June	1^st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery	Guard Change	11:00	Band of the Coldstream Guards
Thu 4^th June	1^st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery	Captain’s Inspection	15:00	Band of the Scots Guards
Fri 5^th June	Number 12 Company Irish Guards	Guard Change	11:00	Band of the Irish Guards
Sun 7^th June	1^st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery	Sunday Parade	10:00	Band of the Coldstream Guards
Mon 8^th June	Number 7 Company Coldstream Guards	Guard Change	11:00	Band of the Welsh Guards
Wed 10^th June	1^st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery	Guard Change	11:00	Band of the Welsh Guards
Thu 11^th June	1^st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery	Captain’s Inspection	15:00	Band of the Scots Guards
Fri 12^th June	F Company Scots Guards	Guard Change	11:00	Band of the Coldstream Guards
Sun 14^th June	1^st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery	Sunday Parade	10:00	Band of the Scots Guards
Mon 15^th June	F Company Scots Guards	Guard Change	11:00	Band of the Grenadier Guards
Tue 16^th June	F Company Scots Guards	Captain’s Inspection	15:00	Band of the Grenadier Guards
Wed 17^th June	Number 12 Company Irish Guards	Guard Change	11:00	Band of the Welsh Guards
Thu 18^th June	Number 12 Company Irish Guards	Captain’s Inspection	15:00	Band of the Welsh Guards
Fri 19^th June	1^st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery	Guard Change	11:00	Band of the Welsh Guards
Sat 20^th June	1^st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery	Captain’s Inspection	15:00	Band of the Welsh Guards
Sun 21^st June	1^st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery	Sunday Parade	10:00	Band of the Grenadier Guards
Mon 22^nd June	1^st Battalion Grenadier Guards	Guard Change	11:00	Band of the Irish Guards
Sat 27^th June	Number 7 Company Coldstream Guards	Captain’s Inspection	15:00	Band of the Scots Guards
Sun 28^th June	Number 7 Company Coldstream Guards	Sunday Parade	10:00	Band of the Grenadier Guards
Mon 29^th June	1^st Battalion Grenadier Guards	Guard Change	11:00	Band of the Welsh Guards
Tue 30^th June	1^st Battalion Grenadier Guards	Captain’s Inspection	15:00	Band of the Irish Guards

July 2026

WINDSOR CASTLE

Date	Unit	Type	Time	Musical Support
Wed 1^st July	1^st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery	Captain’s Inspection	15:00	NO MUSIC
Thu 2^nd July	1^st Battalion Grenadier Guards	Guard Change	11:00	Corps of Drums of the 1^st Battalion Grenadier Guards
Fri 3^rd July	1^st Battalion Grenadier Guards	Captain’s Inspection	15:00	NO MUSIC
Sat 4^th July	1^st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery	Guard Change	11:00	Band of the Coldstream Guards
Mon 6^th July	1^st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery	Captain’s Inspection	15:00	NO MUSIC
Tue 7^th July	Number 7 Company Coldstream Guards	Guard Change	11:00	Corps of Drums of the 1^st Battalion Grenadier guards
Wed 8^th July	Number 7 Company Coldstream Guards	Captain’s Inspection	15:00	NO MUSIC
Thu 9^th July	1^st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery	Guard Change	11:00	Band of the Coldstream Guards
Fri 10^th July	1^st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery	Captain’s Inspection	15:00	NO MUSIC
Sat 11^th July	1^st Battalion Grenadier Guards	Guard Change	11:00	Corps of Drums of the 1^st Battalion Grenadier Guards
Mon 13^th July	1^st Battalion Grenadier Guards	Captain’s Inspection	15:00	NO MUSIC
Tue 14^th July	1^st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery	Guard Change	11:00	Band of the Coldstream Guards
Wed 15^th July	1^st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery	Captain’s Inspection	15:00	NO MUSIC
Thu 16^th July	1^st Battalion Grenadier Guards	Guard Change	11:00	Corps of Drums of the 1^st Battalion Grenadier Guards
Fri 17^th July	1^st Battalion Grenadier Guards	Captain’s Inspection	15:00	NO MUSIC
Sat 18^th July	1^st Battalion Grenadier Guards	Guard Change	11:00	Band of the Household Cavalry
Mon 20^th July	1^st Battalion Grenadier Guards	Captain’s Inspection	15:00	NO MUSIC
Tue 21^st July	1^st Battalion Grenadier Guards	Guard Change	11:00	Corps of Drums of the 1^st Battalion Grenadier Guards
Wed 22^nd July	1^st Battalion Grenadier Guards	Captain’s Inspection	15:00	NO MUSIC
Thu 23^rd July	1^st Battalion Grenadier Guards	Guard Change	11:00	Corps of Drums of the 1^st Battalion Grenadier Guards
Fri 24^th July	1^st Battalion Grenadier Guards	Captain’s Inspection	15:00	NO MUSIC
Sat 25^th July	1^st Battalion Grenadier Guards	Guard Change	11:00	Band of the Welsh Guards
Mon 27^th July	1^st Battalion Grenadier Guards	Captain’s Inspection	15:00	NO MUSIC
Thu 30^th July	1^st Battalion Grenadier Guards	Guard Change	11:00	Corps of Drums of the 1^st Battalion Grenadier Guards
Fri 31^st July	1^st Battalion Grenadier Guards	Captain’s Inspection	15:00	NO MUSIC

BUCKINGHAM PALACE

Date	Unit	Type	Time	Musical Support
Wed 1^st July	Number 9 Company Irish Guards	Guard Change	11:00	Band of the Coldstream Guards
Thu 2^nd July	Number 9 Company Irish Guards	Captain’s Inspection	15:00	Band of the Grenadier Guards
Fri 3^rd July	Nijmegen Company Grenadier Guards	Guard Change	11:00	Band of the Grenadier Guards
Sat 4^th July	Nijmegen Company Grenadier Guards	Captain’s Inspection	15:00	Central Band of the Royal Air Force
Sun 5^th July	Nijmegen Company Grenadier Guards	Sunday Parade	10:00	Band of the Scots Guards
Mon 6^th July	Number 12 Company Irish Guards	Guard Change	11:00	Band of the Coldstream Guards
Tue 7^th July	Number 12 Company Irish Guards	Captain’s Inspection	15:00	Band of the Coldstream Guards
Wed 8^th July	Number 9 Company Irish Guards	Guard Change	11:00	Band of the Coldstream Guards
Thu 9^th July	Number 9 Company Irish Guards	Captain’s Inspection	15:00	Central Band of the Royal Air Force
Fri 10^th July	1^st Battalion Grenadier Guards	Guard Change	11:00	Band of the Coldstream Guards
Sat 11^th July	1^st Battalion Grenadier Guards	Captain’s Inspection	15:00	Band of the Coldstream Guards
Sun 12^th July	1^st Battalion Grenadier Guards	Sunday Parade	10:00	Band of the Grenadier Guards
Mon 13^th July	1^st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery	Guard Change	11:00	Band of the Grenadier Guards
Tue 14^th July	1^st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery	Captain’s Inspection	15:00	Band of the Welsh Guards
Wed 15^th July	1^st Battalion Grenadier Guards	Guard Change	11:00	Band of the Welsh Guards
Thu 16^th July	1^st Battalion Grenadier Guards	Captain’s Inspection	15:00	Band of the Grenadier Guards
Fri 17^th July	1^st Battalion Grenadier Guards	Guard Change	11:00	Band of the Welsh Guards
Sat 18^th July	1^st Battalion Grenadier Guards	Captain’s Inspection	15:00	Band of the Welsh Guards
Sun 19^th July	1^st Battalion Grenadier Guards	Sunday Parade	10:00	Band of the Household Cavalry
Mon 20^th July	1^st Battalion Grenadier Guards	Guard Change	11:00	Band of the Welsh Guards
Tue 21^st July	1^st Battalion Grenadier Guards	Captain’s Inspection	15:00	Band of the Welsh Guards
Wed 22^nd July	1^st Battalion Grenadier Guards	Guard Change	11:00	Band of the Welsh Guards
Thu 23^rd July	1^st Battalion Grenadier Guards	Captain’s Inspection	15:00	Band of the Household Cavalry
Fri 24^th July	1^st Battalion Grenadier Guards	Guard Change	11:00	Band of the Welsh Guards
Sat 25^th July	1^st Battalion Grenadier Guards	Captain’s Inspection	15:00	Band of the Welsh Guards
Sun 26^th July	1^st Battalion Grenadier Guards	Sunday Parade	10:00	Band of the Welsh Guards
Mon 27^th July	1^st Battalion Grenadier Guards	Guard Change	11:00	Band of the Welsh Guards
Tue 28^th July	1^st Battalion Grenadier Guards	Captain’s Inspection	15:00	Band of the Household Cavalry
Wed 29^th July	1^st Battalion Grenadier Guards	Guard Change	11:00	Band of the Household Cavalry
Thu 30^th July	1^st Battalion Grenadier Guards	Captain’s Inspection	15:00	Band of the Household Cavalry
Fri 31^st July	1^st Battalion Grenadier Guards	Guard Change	11:00	Band of the Welsh Guards

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