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
DECEMBER 2025
WINDSOR CASTLE
|
Date |
Unit |
Type |
Time |
Musical Support |
|
Mon 1st Dec |
F Company Scots Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
NO MUSIC |
|
Wed 3rd Dec |
Number 9 Company Irish Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
NO MUSIC |
|
Thu 4th Dec |
Number 12 Company Irish Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Welsh Guards |
|
Fri 5th Dec |
Number 12 Company Irish Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
NO MUSIC |
|
Sat 6th Dec |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Corps of Drums of the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
|
Mon 8th Dec |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
NO MUSIC |
|
Tue 9th Dec |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Corps of Drums of the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
|
Wed 10th Dec |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
NO MUSIC |
|
Thu 11th Dec |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Corps of Drums of the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
|
Fri 12th Dec |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
NO MUSIC |
|
Sat 13th Dec |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Corps of Drums of the Honourable Artillery Company |
|
Mon 15th Dec |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
NO MUSIC |
|
Tue 16th Dec |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Corps of Drums of the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
|
Wed 17th Dec |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
NO MUSIC |
|
Thu 18th Dec |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Corps of Drums of the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
|
Fri 19th Dec |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
NO MUSIC |
|
Sat 20th Dec |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Corps of Drums of the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
|
Mon 22nd Dec |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
NO MUSIC
|
|
Tue 23rd Dec |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Corps of Drums of the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards
|
|
Sat 27th Dec |
Number 12 Company Irish Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Pipes of Number 12 Company Irish Guards
|
|
Mon 29th Dec |
Number 12 Company Irish Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
NO MUSIC |
|
Tue 30th Dec |
Number 7 Company Coldstream Guards
|
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Pipes of Number 12 Company Irish Guards
|
|
Wed 31st Dec |
Number 7 Company Coldstream Guards
|
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
NO MUSIC |
BUCKINGHAM PALACE
|
Date |
Unit |
Type |
Time |
Musical Support |
|
Mon 1st Dec |
Balaklava Company 5th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Welsh Guards |
|
Tue 2nd Dec |
Balaklava Company 5th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Welsh Guards |
|
Wed 3rd Dec |
F Company Scots Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Irish Guards |
|
Thu 4th Dec |
F Company Scots |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Welsh Guards |
|
Fri 5th Dec |
Balaklava Company 5th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Welsh Guards |
|
Sat 6th Dec |
Balaklava Company 5th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Welsh Guards |
|
Sun 7th Dec |
Balaklava Company 5th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland |
Sunday Parade |
10:00 |
Band of the Welsh Guards |
|
Mon 8th Dec |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Scots Guards |
|
Tue 9th Dec |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Grenadier Guards |
|
Wed 10th Dec |
Balaklava Company 5th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Grenadier Guards |
|
Thu 11th Dec |
Balaklava Company 5th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Welsh Guards |
|
Fri 12th Dec |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Welsh Guards |
|
Sat 13th Dec |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Welsh Guards |
|
Sun 14th Dec |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Sunday Parade |
10:00 |
Band of the Coldstream Guards |
|
Mon 15th Dec |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Scots Guards |
|
Tue 16th Dec |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Grenadier Guards |
|
Wed 17th Dec |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Welsh Guards |
|
Thu 18th Dec |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Scots Guards |
|
Fri 19th Dec |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Scots Guards |
|
Sat 20th Dec |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Grenadier Guards |
|
Sun 21st Dec |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Sunday Parade |
10:00 |
Band of the Grenadier Guards |
|
Mon 22nd Dec |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Household Cavalry |
|
Tue 23rd Dec |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Grenadier Guards |
|
Wed 24th Dec |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Grenadier Guards |
|
Sat 27th Dec |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Household Cavalry |
|
Sun 28th Dec |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Sunday Parade |
10:00 |
Band of the Household Cavalry |
|
Mon 29th Dec |
Number 9 Company Irish Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Household Cavalry |
|
Tue 30th Dec |
Number 9 Company Irish Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Grenadier Guards |
|
Wed 31st Dec |
Number 7 Company Coldstream Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Grenadier Guards |
JANUARY 2026
WINDSOR CASTLE
|
Date |
Unit |
Type |
Time |
Musical Support |
|
Fri 2nd January |
Number 7 Company Coldstream Guard |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
NO MUSIC |
|
Sat 3rd January |
Number 9 Company Irish Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Pipes of Number 12 Company Irish Guards |
|
Mon 5th January |
Number 9 Company Irish Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
NO MUSIC |
|
Tue 13th January |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Corps of Drums of the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
|
Wed 14th January |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
NO MUSIC |
|
Thu 15th January |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Corps of Drums of the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
|
Fri 16th January |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
NO MUSIC |
|
Sat 17th January |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Corps of Drums of the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
|
Mon 19th January |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
NO MUSIC |
|
Tue 20th January |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Corps of Drums of the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
|
Wed 21st January |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
NO MUSIC |
|
Thu 22nd January |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Corps of Drums of the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
|
Fri 23rd January |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
NO MUSIC |
|
Sat 24th January |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Corps of Drums of the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
|
Mon 26th January |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
NO MUSIC |
|
Tue 27th January |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Corps of Drums of the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
|
Wed 28th January |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
NO MUSIC |
|
Thu 29th January |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Corps of Drums of the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
|
Fri 30th January |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
NO MUSIC
|
|
Sat 31st January |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Corps of Drums of the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards
|
BUCKINGHAM PALACE
|
Date |
Unit |
Type |
Time |
Musical Support |
|
Thu 1st January |
Number 7 Company Coldstream Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
No Music |
|
Fri 2nd January |
F Company Scots Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Household Cavalry |
|
Sat 3rd January |
F Company Scots Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Household Cavalry |
|
Sun 4th January |
F Company Scots |
Sunday Parade |
10:00 |
Band of the Grenadier Guards |
|
Mon 5th January |
Number 9 Company Irish Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Scots Guards |
|
Tue 6th January |
Number 9 Company Irish Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Coldstream Guards |
|
Wed 7th January |
Number 7 Company Coldstream Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Coldstream Guards |
|
Thu 8th January |
Number 7 Company Coldstream Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Irish Guards |
|
Fri 9th January |
F Company Scots Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Coldstream Guards |
|
Sat 10th January |
F Company Scots Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Irish Guards |
|
Sun 11th January |
F Company Scots Guards |
Sunday Parade |
10:00 |
Band of the Coldstream Guards |
|
Mon 12th January |
Nijmegen Company Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Welsh Guards |
|
Tue 13th January |
Nijmegen Company Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Irish Guards |
|
Wed 14th January |
Number 7 Company Coldstream Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Welsh Guards |
|
Thu 15th January |
Number 7 Company Coldstream Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Scots Guards |
|
Fri 16th January |
Nijmegen Company Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Irish Guards |
|
Sat 17th January |
Nijmegen Company Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Welsh Guards |
|
Sun 18th January |
Nijmegen Company Grenadier Guards |
Sunday Parade |
10:00 |
Band of the Welsh Guards |
|
Mon 19th January |
F Company Scots Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Irish Guards |
|
Tue 20th January |
F Company Scots Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Irish Guards |
|
Wed 21st January |
Number 9 Company Irish Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Irish Guards |
|
Thu 22nd January |
Number 9 Company Irish Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Welsh Guards |
|
Fri 23rd January |
F Company Scots Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Grenadier Guards |
|
Sat 24th January |
F Company Scots Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Grenadier Guards |
|
Sun 25th January |
F Company Scots Guards |
Sunday Parade |
10:00 |
Band of the Household Cavalry |
|
Mon 26th January |
Number 7 Company Coldstream Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Coldstream Guards |
|
Tue 27th January |
Number 7 Company Coldstream Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Scots Guards |
|
Wed 28th January |
Nijmegen Company Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Scots Guards |
|
Thu 29th January |
Nijmegen Company Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Coldstream Guards |
|
Fri 30th January |
Number 7 Company Coldstream Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of Scots Guards |
|
Sat 31st January |
Number 7 Company Coldstream Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Coldstream Guards |