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
The Household Division
Seven British Army Regiments serving His Majesty
London for Ceremonial 
London for Ceremonial
March 2026
WINDSOR CASTLE
|
Date |
Unit |
Type |
Time |
Musical Support |
|
Mon 2nd March |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guard |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
NO MUSIC |
|
Tue 3rd March |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Coldstream Guards |
|
Wed 4th March |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
NO MUSIC |
|
Thu 5th March |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Coldstream Guards |
|
Fri 6th March |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
NO MUSIC |
|
Sat 7th March |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Coldstream Guards |
|
Mon 9th March |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
NO MUSIC |
|
Tue 10th March |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Corps of Drums of the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
|
Wed 11th March |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
NO MUSIC |
|
Thu 12th March |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Household Cavalry |
|
Fri 13th March |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
NO MUSIC |
|
Sat 14th March |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Corps of Drums of the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
|
Mon 16th March |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
NO MUSIC |
|
Thu 19th March |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Corps of Drums of the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
|
Fri 20th March |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
NO MUSIC |
|
Sat 21st March |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Corps of Drums of the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
|
Mon 23rd March |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
NO MUSIC |
|
Tue 24th March |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Corps of Drums of the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards
|
|
Wed 25th March |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
NO MUSIC
|
|
Thu 26th March |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Corps of Drums of the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
|
Fri 27th March |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
NO MUSIC |
|
Sat 28th March |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Household Cavalry |
|
Mon 30th March |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
NO MUSIC |
|
Tue 31st March |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Household Cavalry |
BUCKINGHAM PALACE
|
Date |
Unit |
Type |
Time |
Musical Support |
|
Sun 1st March |
F Company Scots Guards |
Sunday Parade |
10:00 |
Band of the Welsh Guards |
|
Mon 2nd March |
Number 7 Company Coldstream Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Household Cavalry |
|
Tue 3rd March |
Number 7 Company Coldstream Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Coldstream Guards |
|
Wed 4th March |
Number 9 Company Irish Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Irish Guards |
|
Thu 5th March |
Number 9 Company Irish Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Irish Guards |
|
Fri 6th March |
Number 12 Company Irish Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Coldstream Guards |
|
Sat 7th March |
Number 12 Company Irish Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Welsh Guards |
|
Sun 8th March |
Number 12 Company Irish Guards |
Sunday Parade |
10:00 |
Band of the Irish Guards |
|
Mon 9th March |
F Company Scots Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Irish Guards |
|
Tue 10th March |
F Company Scots Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Scots Guards |
|
Wed 11th March |
Number 9 Company Irish Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Household Cavalry |
|
Thu 12th March |
Number 9 Company Irish Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Scots Guards |
|
Fri 13th March |
Number 7 Company Coldstream Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Household Cavlary |
|
Sat 14th March |
Number 7 Company Coldstream Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Welsh Guards |
|
Sun 15th March |
Number 7 Company Coldstream Guards |
Sunday Parade |
10:00 |
Band of the Welsh Guards |
|
Mon 16th March |
Nijmegen Company Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Scots Guards |
|
Tue 17th March |
Nijmegen Company Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Scots Guards |
|
Wed 18th March |
Number 7 Company Coldstream Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Irish Guards |
|
Thu 19th March |
Number 12 Company Irish Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Irish Guards |
|
Fri 20th March |
Nijmegen Company Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Coldstream Guards |
|
Sat 21st March |
Nijmegen Company Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Coldstream Guards |
|
Sun 22nd March |
Nijmegen Company Grenadier Guards |
Sunday Parade |
10:00 |
Band of the Scots Guards |
|
Mon 23rd March |
Number 12 Company Irish Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Scots Guards |
|
Tue 24th March |
Number 12 Company Irish Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Welsh Guards |
|
Wed 25th March |
Nijmegen Company Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Welsh Guards |
|
Thu 26th March |
Nijmegen Company Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Welsh Guards |
|
Fri 27th March |
Number 9 Company Irish Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Scots Guards |
|
Sat 28th March |
Number 9 Company Irish Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Scots Guards |
|
Sun 29th March |
Number 9 Company Irish Guards |
Sunday Parade |
10:00 |
Band of the Irish Guards |
|
Mon 30th March |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Irish Guards |
|
Tue 31st March |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Irish Guards |
April 2026
WINDSOR CASTLE
|
Date |
Unit |
Type |
Time |
Musical Support |
|
Wed 1st April |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guard |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
NO MUSIC |
|
Thu 2nd April |
Number 9 Company Irish Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Scots Guards |
|
Sat 4th April |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Irish Guards |
|
Mon 6th April |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
NO MUSIC |
|
Tue 7th April |
F Company Scots Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Coldstream Guards |
|
Wed 8th April |
F Company Scots Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
NO MUSIC |
|
Thu 9th April |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Coldstream Guards |
|
Fri 10th April |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
NO MUSIC |
|
Sat 11th April |
F Company Scots Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Welsh Guards |
|
Mon 13th April |
F Company Scots Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
NO MUSIC |
|
Tue 14th April |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Household Cavalry |
|
Wed 15th April |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
NO MUSIC |
|
Thu 16th April |
Number 7 Company Coldstream Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Household Cavalry |
|
Fri 17th April |
Number 7 Company Coldstream Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
NO MUSIC |
|
Sat 18th April |
F Company Scots Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Corps of Drums of the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
|
Mon 20th April |
F Company Scots Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
NO MUSIC |
|
Tue 21st April |
Number 12 Company Irish Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Corps of Drums of the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
|
Wed 22nd April |
Number 12 Company Irish Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
NO MUSIC
|
|
Thu 23rd April |
F Company Scots Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Corps of Drums of the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards
|
|
Fri 24th April |
F Company Scots Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
NO MUSIC |
|
Sat 25th April |
Number 12 Company Irish Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Household Cavalry |
|
Mon 27th April |
Number 12 Company Irish Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
NO MUSIC |
|
Tue 28th April |
F Company Scots guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Household Cavalry |
|
Wed 29th April |
F Company Scots Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
NO MUSIC |
|
Thu 30th April |
Number 12 Company Irish Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Corps of Drums of the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
BUCKINGHAM PALACE
|
Date |
Unit |
Type |
Time |
Musical Support |
|
Wed 1st April |
Nijmegen Company Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Scots Guards |
|
Thu 2nd April |
Nijmegen Company Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Scots Guards |
|
Fri 3rd April |
Number 9 Company Irish Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Scots Guards |
|
Sat 4th April |
Number 9 Company Irish Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Irish Guards |
|
Sun 5th April |
Number 9 Company Irish Guards |
Sunday Parade |
10:00 |
Band of the Welsh Guards |
|
Mon 6th April |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Irish Guards |
|
Tue 7th April |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Irish Guards |
|
Wed 8th April |
F Company Scots Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Grenadier Guards |
|
Thu 9th April |
F Company Scots Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Grenadier Guards |
|
Fri 10th April |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Irish Guards |
|
Sat 11th April |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Welsh Guards |
|
Sun 12th April |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Sunday Parade |
10:00 |
Band of the Grenadier Guards |
|
Mon 13th April |
Number 7 Company Coldstream Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Grenadier Guards |
|
Tue 14th April |
Number 7 Company Coldstream Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Scots Guards |
|
Wed 15th April |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Scots Guards |
|
Thu 16th April |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Grenadier Guards |
|
Fri 17th April |
Number 7 Company Coldstream Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Scots Guards |
|
Sat 18th April |
Number 7 Company Coldstream Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Household Cavlary |
|
Sun 19th April |
Number 7 Company Coldstream Guards |
Sunday Parade |
10:00 |
Band of the Grenadier Guards |
|
Mon 20th April |
Balaklava Company 5th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Welsh Guards |
|
Tue 21st April |
Balaklava Company 5th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Welsh Guards |
|
Wed 22nd April |
F Company Scots Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Welsh Guards |
|
Thu 23rd April |
F Company Scots Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Household Cavalry |
|
Mon 27th April |
F Company Scots Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Coldstream Guards |
|
Tue 28th April |
F Company Scots Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Household Cavalry |
|
Wed 29th April |
Balaklava Company 5th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Welsh Guards |
|
Thu 30th April |
Balaklava Company 5th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Welsh Guards |