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
July 2026
WINDSOR CASTLE
|
Date |
Unit |
Type |
Time |
Musical Support |
|
Wed 1st July |
1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
NO MUSIC |
|
Thu 2nd July |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Corps of Drums of the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
|
Fri 3rd July |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
NO MUSIC |
|
Sat 4th July |
1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Coldstream Guards |
|
Mon 6th July |
1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
NO MUSIC |
|
Tue 7th July |
Number 7 Company Coldstream Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Corps of Drums of the 1st Battalion Grenadier guards |
|
Wed 8th July |
Number 7 Company Coldstream Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
NO MUSIC |
|
Thu 9th July |
1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Coldstream Guards |
|
Fri 10th July |
1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
NO MUSIC |
|
Sat 11th July |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Corps of Drums of the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
|
Mon 13th July |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
NO MUSIC |
|
Tue 14th July |
1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Coldstream Guards |
|
Wed 15th July |
1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
NO MUSIC |
|
Thu 16th July |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Corps of Drums of the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
|
Fri 17th July |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
NO MUSIC |
|
Sat 18th July |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Household Cavalry |
|
Mon 20th July |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
NO MUSIC |
|
Tue 21st July |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Corps of Drums of the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards
|
|
Wed 22nd July |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
NO MUSIC
|
|
Thu 23rd July |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Corps of Drums of the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
|
Fri 24th July |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
NO MUSIC |
|
Sat 25th July |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Welsh Guards |
|
Mon 27th July |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
NO MUSIC |
NB: There will be NO guard change ceremonies at Windsor Castle between 28th July and 1st August due to infrastructure works.
BUCKINGHAM PALACE
|
Date |
Unit |
Type |
Time |
Musical Support |
|
Wed 1st July |
Number 9 Company Irish Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Coldstream Guards |
|
Thu 2nd July |
Number 9 Company Irish Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Grenadier Guards |
|
Fri 3rd July |
Nijmegen Company Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Grenadier Guards |
|
Sat 4th July |
Nijmegen Company Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Central Band of the Royal Air Force |
|
Sun 5th July |
Nijmegen Company Grenadier Guards |
Sunday Parade |
10:00 |
Band of the Scots Guards |
|
Mon 6th July |
Number 12 Company Irish Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Coldstream Guards |
|
Tue 7th July |
Number 12 Company Irish Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Coldstream Guards |
|
Wed 8th July |
Number 9 Company Irish Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Coldstream Guards |
|
Thu 9th July |
Number 9 Company Irish Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Central Band of the Royal Air Force |
|
Fri 10th July |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Coldstream Guards |
|
Sat 11th July |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Coldstream Guards |
|
Sun 12th July |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Sunday Parade |
10:00 |
Band of the Grenadier Guards |
|
Mon 13th July |
1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Grenadier Guards |
|
Tue 14th July |
1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Welsh Guards |
|
Wed 15th July |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Welsh Guards |
|
Thu 16th July |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Grenadier Guards |
|
Fri 17th July |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Welsh Guards |
|
Sat 18th July |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Welsh Guards |
|
Sun 19th July |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Sunday Parade |
10:00 |
Band of the Household Cavalry |
|
Mon 20th July |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Welsh Guards |
|
Tue 21st July |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Welsh Guards |
|
Wed 22nd July |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Welsh Guards |
|
Thu 23rd July |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Household Cavalry |
|
Fri 24th July |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Welsh Guards |
|
Sat 25th July |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Welsh Guards |
|
Sun 26th July |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Sunday Parade |
10:00 |
Band of the Welsh Guards |
|
Mon 27th July |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Welsh Guards |
|
Tue 28th July |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Household Cavalry |
|
Wed 29th July |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Household Cavalry |
|
Thu 30th July |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Household Cavalry |
|
Fri 31st July |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Welsh Guards |
August 2026
WINDSOR CASTLE
|
Date |
Unit |
Type |
Time |
Musical Support |
|
Sat 1st August |
Number 9 Company Irish Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Welsh Guards |
|
Mon 3rd August |
Number 9 Company Irish Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
NO MUSIC |
|
Thu 6th August |
Nijmegen Company Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Household Cavalry |
|
Fri 7th August |
Nijmegen Company Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
NO MUSIC |
|
Sat 8th August |
Number 12 Company Irish guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Household Cavalry |
|
Mon 10th August |
Number 12 Company Irish Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
NO MUSIC |
|
Thu 13th August |
F Company Scots Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Household Cavalry |
|
Fri 14th August |
F Company Scots Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
NO MUSIC |
|
Sat 15th August |
Number 12 Company Irish Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Grenadier Guards |
|
Mon 17th August |
Number 12 Company Irish Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
NO MUSIC |
|
Thu 20th August |
Nijmegen Company Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Grenadier Guards |
|
Fri 21st August |
Nijmegen Company Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
NO MUSIC |
|
Sat 22nd August |
Number 12 Company Irish Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Irish Guards |
|
Mon 24th August |
Number 12 Company Irish Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
NO MUSIC |
|
Thu 27th August |
Number 7 Company Coldstream Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Irish Guards |
|
Fri 28th August |
Number 7 Company Coldstream Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
NO MUSIC |
|
Sat 29th August |
Nijmegen Company Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Coldstream Guards |
|
Mon 31st August |
Nijmegen Company Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
NO MUSIC |
BUCKINGHAM PALACE
|
Date |
Unit |
Type |
Time |
Musical Support |
|
Sat 1st August |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Welsh Guards |
|
Sun 2nd August |
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards |
Sunday Parade |
10:00 |
Band of the Welsh Guards |
|
Mon 3rd August |
Nijmegen Company Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Welsh Guards |
|
Tue 4th August |
Nijmegen Company Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Household Cavalry |
|
Wed 5th August |
Number 9 Company Irish Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Welsh Guards |
|
Thu 6th August |
Number 9 Company Irish Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Welsh Guards |
|
Fri 7th August |
F Company Scots Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Welsh Guards |
|
Sat 8th August |
F Company Scots guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Household Cavalry |
|
Sun 9th August |
F Company Scots Guards |
Sunday Parade |
10:00 |
Band of the Household Cavalry |
|
Mon 10th August |
Number 9 Company Irish Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Coldstream Guards |
|
Tue 11th August |
Number 9 Company Irish Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Grenadier Guards |
|
Wed 12th August |
Number 7 Company Coldstream Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Coldstream Guards |
|
Thu 13th August |
Number 7 Company Coldstream Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Grenadier Guards |
|
Fri 14th August |
Number 9 Company Irish Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Coldstream Guards |
|
Sat 15th August |
Number 9 Company Irish Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Grenadier Guards |
|
Sun 16th August |
Number 9 Company Irish Guards |
Sunday Parade |
10:00 |
Band of the Coldstream Guards |
|
Mon 17th August |
Nijmegen Company Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Grenadier Guards |
|
Tue 18th August |
Nijmegen Company Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Grenadier Guards |
|
Wed 19th August |
Number 12 Company Irish Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Coldstream Cavalry |
|
Thu 20th August |
Number 12 Company Irish Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Irish Guards |
|
Fri 21st August |
Nijmegen Company Grenadier Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Grenadier Guards |
|
Sat 22nd August |
Nijmegen Company Grenadier Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Coldstream Guards |
|
Sun 23rd August |
Nijmegen Company Grenadier Guards |
Sunday Parade |
10:00 |
Band of the Irish Guards |
|
Mon 24th August |
Number 7 Company Coldstream Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Coldstream Guards |
|
Tue 25th August |
Number 7 Company Coldstream |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Grenadier Guards |
|
Wed 26th August |
Number 12 Company Irish Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Coldstream Guards |
|
Thu 27th August |
Number 12 Company Irish Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Grenadier Guards |
|
Fri 28th August |
Number 7 Company Coldstream Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Grenadier Guards |
|
Sat 29th August |
Number 7 Company Coldstream Guards |
Captain’s Inspection |
15:00 |
Band of the Coldstream Cavalry |
|
Sun 30th August |
Number 7 Company Coldstream Guards |
Sunday Parade |
10:00 |
Band of the Grenadier Guards |
|
Mon 31st August |
F Company Scots Guards |
Guard Change |
11:00 |
Band of the Scots Guards |